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Lightning — District Of Columbia, District of Columbia

August 4, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
District Of Columbia

Event narrative (NOAA)

Three people were killed and another suffered life-threatening injuries when they were struck by lightning in Lafayette Park across the street from The White House. A couple (76-year-old male, 75-year-old female) and an unrelated (29-year-old male) succumbed to their injuries from the lightning strike the next day.

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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