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LightningRamsey, Minnesota

August 9, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Ramsey

Event narrative (NOAA)

One man died because of lightning strike while under a tree.

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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.

Lightning — Ramsey, Minnesota, August 9, 1998 | DisasterAtlasUSA