Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Lowndes
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 57 year old male was struck by lightning at a construction site while sheltering under a pole barn. He then suffered a heart attack and died as a result of the lightning strike.
Other notable lightning events in Georgia
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.