Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Mississippi
Event narrative (NOAA)
Lightning struck and killed a teenager as he was running to take cover from a storm. He was found underneath a tree in a church's parking lot.
Other notable lightning events in Arkansas
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.