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Lightning in District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Lightning August 4, 2022 · District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Deaths

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What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

A surface trough ignited numerous showers and thunderstorms that resulted in scattered instances of damaging wind gusts and sporadic large hail.

Began near Lincoln Memorial (38.8990, -77.0361).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1036920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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