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Lightning — Macoupin, Illinois

April 10, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Macoupin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 49 year old woman was struck and killed by lightning while working outside at her home at Sunset Lake west of Girard. Witnesses reported that the woman was planting and watering flowers and had knelt down at the edge of the lake to dip out some more water when the lightning struck.

Other notable lightning events in Illinois

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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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