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Lightning — Pender, North Carolina
July 7, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
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Area
Pender
Event narrative (NOAA)
During a thunderstorm, four people took refuge under a house on Lea Island. A boy was struck by lightning and was killed. Three others were indirectly struck by lightning and were transported to the hospital. They reportedly were not seriously injured.
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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.