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Lightning — Moore, North Carolina
August 8, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Moore
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck 17 year old as he was removing clothes from a clothesline outside his home. He died several days later at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
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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.