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Lightning — Caddo, Louisiana

March 7, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Caddo

Event narrative (NOAA)

A Ruston, LA woman was killed and her husband seriously injured when lightning stuck the couple as they were pulling auto parts from a salvage yard. The woman was killed instantly when lightning hit the umbrella she was holding.

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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.

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