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LightningBlount, Alabama

July 29, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Blount

Event narrative (NOAA)

A two-year-old boy was struck by lightning and eventually died from the injuries. The injury occurred as the boy was outside helping his family in the garden about 4.5 miles west of Oneonta.

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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.

Lightning — Blount, Alabama, July 29, 2002 | DisasterAtlasUSA