Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Tulsa
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two teenagers were struck by lightning when it struck a tree under which they were playing. Both teenagers went into cardiac arrest as a result of the strike but were revived and taken to the hospital. One of the teenagers later died (on October 11, 2005) from injuries and complications of those injuries. The other teenager was released after a prolonged period of hospitalization but must undergo extensive speech, physical, and occupational health therapy as a result of the lightning strike.
Other notable lightning events in Oklahoma
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.