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LightningChester, South Carolina

May 5, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Chester

Event narrative (NOAA)

County comms reported a 32-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning when getting out of his vehicle on York St.

Other notable lightning events in South Carolina

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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