Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Chatham
Event narrative (NOAA)
The city of Tybee Island reported a fatality of a female teenager who was struck by lightning while swimming in the water near 17th Street.
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.