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Lightning — Los Angeles, California

May 23, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Los Angeles

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning struck and killed a man in Palmdale.

Other notable lightning events in California

Tulare · July 28, 20052 killedSan Bernardino · June 3, 20091 killedRiverside · July 30, 20031 killedSan Bernardino · September 10, 20041 killedPlumas · June 3, 20091 killedSan Bernardino · September 3, 20011 killed

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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