Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Huron
Event narrative (NOAA)
A married couple was struck by lightning while standing outside of their rural Huron County home. The husband was temporarily knocked unconscious and sustained burns to his ankle. His 51 year old wife was also knocked unconscious. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she died early the next day. Witnesses stated that it had just quit raining and that the sun had just come out at the time of the 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.