Lightning in White County, Arkansas

Lightning August 2, 2012 · White County, Arkansas

Death

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning is believed to have started a house fire northeast of Albion. The house burned nearly to the ground. The sole resident, an 85 year-old woman, was killed.

The wider storm

High pressure, which had been nearly stationary over Arkansas, shifted to the west, allowing areas of low pressure aloft to move southeastward into Arkansas periodically. Scattered thunderstorms developed with each of the low pressure areas and isolated storms became severe on the 1st and 2nd.

Began near Holly Spgs (35.3712, -91.7650).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 388239. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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