Lightning in Forrest County, Mississippi

Lightning July 20, 2000 · Forrest County, Mississippi

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A woman went into cardiac arrest and died the next day after being struck by lightning while feeding ducks at a pond. At the time, her husband said there was the sound of thunder in the distance, but not nearby.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5176244. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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