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Lightning — Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
September 13, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lackawanna
Event narrative (NOAA)
Newspaper reports indicate a man was struck and killed by lightning in Spring Brook as he was cutting grass at a little league field during the onset of a thunderstorm.
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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.