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LightningSt. Croix, Wisconsin

August 12, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
Area
St. Croix

Event narrative (NOAA)

Victims were walking along a road after a concert, heading to a campsite on the outskirts of Somerset. Only a few rumbles of thunder were heard.

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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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