Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Marshall
Event narrative (NOAA)
One person was killed and another critically injured when they were struck by lightning while playing horseshoes on Lake Texoma's North Island. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on fire/ambulance dispatch times provided by emergency management.
Other notable lightning events in Oklahoma
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.