Lightning — Caddo, Louisiana

2011-06-07 · near La Rosen, Caddo, Louisiana

Event narrative

A 49 year old was killed when a lightning bolt struck nearby where he was standing at East Ridge Country Club on the golf course. Corner reports that the strike did not directly hit the man but was close enough to cause cardiac arrhythmia.

Wider weather episode

A very hot and unstable airmass was present during the late afternoon and evening of June 7th. A weakness in a strong upper level ridge which was present across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley days before allowed for more moisture to move northward from the Gulf of Mexico. This moisture interacted with heating to produce very isolated Thunderstorms across Northwest Louisiana. These thunderstorms had high bases and once they collapsed...produced microburst type wind gusts of 70-80 mph. The result was trees downed across some locations. In addition...these thunderstorms were prolific lightning producers and there was one fatality from a lightning strike as a result.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 301646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.