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Lightning — Muscatine, Iowa

May 4, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Muscatine

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Muscatine County Emergency Manager reported a male, age 36, was struck by lightning and killed while riding a horse. Another male, age 25, was injured. The horse was also killed.

Other notable lightning events in Iowa

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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.

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