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Lightning — Yazoo, Mississippi

2005-04-06 · near Vaughan, Yazoo, Mississippi

1
Direct deaths
$100K
Property damage

Event narrative

Lightning struck a home, just SW of Pickens in Yazoo county on Thomas Road. The home caught fire and burned down with the owner asleep inside. The 1 fatality was an indirect cause of the lightning strike.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5450680. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.