Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
4
Property damage
—
Area
St. Louis
Event narrative (NOAA)
A boy died from injuries sustained from a lightning strike that hit the water near him. Four others in his boating party were injured.
Other notable lightning events in Minnesota
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.