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Lightning — Lowndes, Georgia

August 31, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lowndes

Event narrative (NOAA)

A Lowndes County teen was struck by lightning while outside his home. Three days later, he died of cardiac failure at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Reported by the Valdosta Daily Times.

Other notable lightning events in Georgia

Gwinnett · June 27, 20043 killedHall · July 28, 20052 killedCobb · July 13, 20102 killedBrooks · March 26, 20002 killedWare · July 10, 20252 killedCobb · July 30, 20021 killed

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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