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Lightning — Dyer, Tennessee

May 30, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$10
Area
Dyer

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 37 year old man was killed when lightning struck a tree he was using for a shelter at the Oakview Links Golf Course. A 33 year old man was injured in the same strike and was transported to a hospital in Memphis.

Other notable lightning events in Tennessee

Gibson · August 23, 20022 killedMadison · July 29, 20061 killedFentress · July 1, 20051 killedBradley · June 26, 19991 killedCarroll · July 30, 20021 killedRutherford · April 15, 20011 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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