Lightning — Carroll, Ohio

2006-09-30 · near Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio

Event narrative

Lightning injured 6 people at a soccer game as they sat in lawn chairs. Some were holding umbrellas. Lightning struck the umbrella of a 37-year old man. He was critically injured. Three other adults and 2 children were slightly injured.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5530539. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.