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Lightning — Cumberland, Pennsylvania
October 4, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
50
Area
Cumberland
Event narrative (NOAA)
A six year old girl was fatally injured when lightning struck her while she was playing outside her Upper Mifflin Township home on the evening of October 4th. Children were out picking up pumpkins for Halloween when the lightning struck.
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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.