Lightning in Macoupin County, Illinois

Lightning April 10, 2001 · Macoupin County, Illinois

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 49 year old woman was struck and killed by lightning while working outside at her home at Sunset Lake west of Girard. Witnesses reported that the woman was planting and watering flowers and had knelt down at the edge of the lake to dip out some more water when the lightning struck.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5243932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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