Lightning — Shelby, Illinois
2013-05-26 · near Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 29 year-old fisherman was struck by lightning on the Kaskaskia River near the Lake Shelbyville Dam at around 3:50 PM CDT on Sunday, May 26th. The man later died at Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville.
Wider weather episode
Scattered thunderstorms developed across central Illinois during the afternoon of May 26th. Lightning from one of the storms struck a fisherman on the Kaskaskia River near the Lake Shelbyville Dam. The man was later pronounced dead at the Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 452886. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.