Lightning — George, Mississippi

2002-08-19 · near Bexley, George, Mississippi

Event narrative

A 31 year old female was struck and killed by lightning near Bexley. The woman was going to her automobile to roll up the windows during a thunderstorm. She had just rolled the windows up and was returning to her home when lightning struck a nearby tree. The strike ran through the root system of the tree and into puddles of water that she was standing barefoot in and killed her. She was taken to a local hospital where she was DOA. Around the same time and near the same place, lightning struck and killed a cow. A home also was struck with several electrical appliances damaged.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5314633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.