Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Area
Laclede
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck a cattle rancher as he was checking his cattle. The rancher and one calf were killed from the bolt.
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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.