Lightning in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Lightning April 15, 2001 · Rutherford County, Tennessee

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 25 year old man was killed after a tree struck by lightning split in two and fell on him. He was going to bring inside his rooomate's dog. The dog was killed, also.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5239755. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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