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Lightning — Brooks, Georgia

March 26, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Brooks

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning struck and killed two men working in a dairy field. Reported by the Brooks County SO.

Other notable lightning events in Georgia

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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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