Lightning in Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Lightning April 27, 1998 · Hot Spring County, Arkansas

$2.2M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck the county library building in Malvern, resulting in a fire. The fire initially started in the roof and then spread to the rest of the structure. Most of the building and the contents were destroyed. Initial estimates placed the damage at $2.25 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5641203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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