Lightning in Cobb County, Georgia
Lightning May 19, 2001 · Cobb County, Georgia
8
Injuries
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, as well as the Marietta Daily Journal, reported that 8 people were struck and injured by lightning. These people were part of a group of 20 people having a picnic at Lake Bishop in northeast Cobb county. The people were injured when lightning struck a pine tree under which they had sought shelter during a strong thunderstorm.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5245292. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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