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Lightning — San Bernardino, California

June 3, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Area
San Bernardino

Event narrative (NOAA)

A was 40 year old female was struck and killed by lightning around 1530 PST while she was standing under a tree along the 8600 block of Bennett Avenue in Fontana. Some concrete nearby may have also been damaged due to the strike.||Six men were leaning against a metal fence near Electric Avenue and 40th Street in San Bernardino when lightning struck nearby. All six appeared to have suffered electrical burns. Four of the six were administered medical treatment by firefighters as a precaution.

Other notable lightning events in California

Tulare · July 28, 20052 killedSan Bernardino · September 3, 20011 killedRiverside · July 30, 20031 killedSan Bernardino · September 10, 20041 killedSan Diego · September 2, 20011 killedLos Angeles · May 23, 19991 killed

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.

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