Lightning in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Lightning July 18, 1997 · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Vivid lightning associated with a severe thunderstorm in the vicinity struck a utility pole near the side of a roadway. A man standing nearby was electrocuted fatally as he came in contact with falling wires.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5617638. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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