Lightning in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Lightning September 5, 2009 · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Death

Injury

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two boaters fishing on Black Bayou at the Intracoastal Waterway were struck by lightning. One man was killed and the other suffered minor injuries.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the morning and afternoon hours across southwest Louisiana. One storm north of Grand Lake produced lightning which struck a boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, killing one fisherman and injuring another.

Began near Lake Charles Muni Ar (30.0711, -93.2714).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 196306. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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