Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Caddo
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 49 year old was killed when a lightning bolt struck nearby where he was standing at East Ridge Country Club on the golf course. Corner reports that the strike did not directly hit the man but was close enough to cause cardiac arrhythmia.
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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.