Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Lowndes
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck a man while going outside to lower the windows on some vehicles. Lightning struck a pecan tree and then traveled to a clothes line where the man was walking underneath. The man was in a coma for a week and a half before he passed away due to injuries from the lightning strike.
Other notable lightning events in Mississippi
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.