Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
$1K
Area
Essex
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck 4 persons under a tree outside the Ivy Hill Apartments on Mount Vernon Place, killing one and injuring 3 others.
Other notable lightning events in New Jersey
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.