Lightning in Franklin County, Ohio

Lightning August 18, 2002 · Franklin County, Ohio

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man working on the roof of an apartment complex was struck by lightning. Witnesses said that the man shot up several feet in the air, landing back on the roof where he was unresponsive. The man was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries one day later.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5315144. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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