Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$100K
Area
Little River
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck a home causing a fire to ignite. One male, age 83 was killed as a result of the house fire. House sustained considerable damage.
Other notable lightning events in Arkansas
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.