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Lightning — Lancaster, Pennsylvania
August 31, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Lancaster
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two boys were struck by lightning while running across a field after getting out of the Little Conowingo Creek in Fulton Township near Peach Bottom in Lancaster County. Authorities said the boys were swimming with friends near Nottingham and Soapstone Roads when a thunderstorm moved through the area. One boy was killed while the other sustained minor injuries.
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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.