Lightning — District of Columbia, District of Columbia
2022-08-04 · near Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia, District of Columbia
3
Direct deaths
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
A surface trough ignited numerous showers and thunderstorms that resulted in scattered instances of damaging wind gusts and sporadic large hail.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1036920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.