Lightning in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Lightning May 3, 1996 · Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Death

Injury

The wider storm

Lightning killed one man and injured another as they were standing on a Lake Manawa boat dock. The two men had been loading their boat onto a trailer when the lightning hit them and they both fell backwards into the water.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5554496. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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