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Lightning — Orange, North Carolina
June 11, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Orange
Event narrative (NOAA)
Tree fell on Interstate 85 near mile marker 168 when lightning struck a tree. One fatality when a motorcyclist struck the down tree.
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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.