Lightning in Baldwin County, Alabama

Lightning July 16, 2006 · Baldwin County, Alabama

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

An eleven year old boy was struck and killed by lightning while watering his animals near Elberta. Witnesses said there was only one cloud in the sky and the sun was shining when the boy was hit. He was likely hit by the first strike from the storm. He had a water hose in his hand when he was struck.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5519422. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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