Lightning in Blount County, Alabama
Lightning July 29, 2002 · Blount County, Alabama
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A two-year-old boy was struck by lightning and eventually died from the injuries. The injury occurred as the boy was outside helping his family in the garden about 4.5 miles west of Oneonta.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5306614. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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