Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$70K
Area
Galveston
Event narrative (NOAA)
86 year old man killed in a house fire started by a lightning strike.
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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.