Quote from: RE on Jan 25, 2026, 10:47 PMYou forgot the people who die from CO inhalation due to lack of ventilation. Also if it goes more than a week, probably a few old folks living alone will die from hypothermia. Then there are the people who are electrocuted by downed power lines and the ones who fall while cutting down trees and fixing roofs. Add the middle age fat guys who die from heart attacks shoveling snow.
All of these are pretty normal ways for folks to die during winter in general is my bet. No surprise that the winters largest storm exacerbates it all. Back in "the day" folks heating their trailers with those kerosene heaters like my family did ended with one or two of those trailers each winter catching fire, and occasionally taking out a sleeping senior citizen with it. Such was life in the holler. Don't imagine it has changed all that much.
Quote from: REOn the average day, 120 people die in car accidents. Hard to say what it is during this time, since on the one hand conditions make it more dangerous, but on the other fewer people are out driving. However, after the event finishes, patches of black ice left over are extra dangerous. Overall, I'd guess it averages 150/day for a week.
All together, I'd guess at least 100.
RE
It is a big storm. Does anyone make official counts after the fact for the various causes of death and tally it anywhere to test your estimates?