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LightningBergen, New Jersey

September 7, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Bergen

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 71 year old man was injured by lightning at Northern Valley Regional High School. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center and passed away around 4 hours later.

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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.

Lightning — Bergen, New Jersey, September 7, 2012 | DisasterAtlasUSA