Lightning — Kanawha, West Virginia

2005-07-27 · near St Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia

Event narrative

A 53 year old male was on top of a car hauler, preparing to unload a vehicle, when he was struck and killed. The storm did not contain a lot of cloud to ground lightning, which may have been deceptive to the worker.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5461662. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.