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Lightning — Rock Island, Illinois

June 10, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Rock Island

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man and woman fishing along the Rock River just east of the U.S. 67 bridge in Milan were struck and killed by lightning. The couple were fishing underneath a tree when the storm rolled in.

Other notable lightning events in Illinois

Cook · June 17, 19961 killedMercer · June 5, 19971 killedSt. Clair · February 24, 20011 killedMacoupin · April 10, 20011 killedBoone · August 9, 20011 killedCook · May 9, 19961 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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