Lightning in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Lightning March 7, 1998 · Caddo Parish, Louisiana
1
Death
1
Injury
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Ruston, LA woman was killed and her husband seriously injured when lightning stuck the couple as they were pulling auto parts from a salvage yard. The woman was killed instantly when lightning hit the umbrella she was holding.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5634024. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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