Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Mobile
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two males were fishing from a boat near the bayway in Mobile Bay in a fishing tournament. Thunderstorms had been moving through the area for several hours. Lightning hit one of the males and he died before reaching the hospital.
Other notable lightning events in Alabama
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.