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Lightning — Bexar, Texas

May 27, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Bexar

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two men, one aged 46 and another aged 43, were closing up windows on a station wagon at the older man's home when the vehicle was struck by lightning. Both men were tossed away from the vehicle by the strike and were hospitalized. The older man died a few days later.

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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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