Lightning in Essex County, Massachusetts

Lightning June 20, 2008 · Essex County, Massachusetts

Death

Injury

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Methuen couple hiking in a park, took shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm. They were struck by lightning. The couple was transferred to a local hospital where the husband was declared dead.

The wider storm

A few isolated thunderstorms were associated with two lightning strikes that injured two people and killed another.

Began near Haverhill Arpt (42.7941, -71.0567).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 113984. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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