Lightning in Cumberland County, Maine

Lightning July 18, 2008 · Cumberland County, Maine

Deaths

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

The wider storm

A man and a woman were killed while outside a home in Standish when lightning struck a nearby tree and travelled along the ground. The two had gone outside in a storm to retrieve a pair of sunglasses the family dog had taken from a child when the lightning struck.

Began near Standish (43.7300, -70.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 128962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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