Lightning in Wake County, North Carolina

Lightning July 24, 1999 · Wake County, North Carolina

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man was stepping from his boat..onto the dock...when he was hit by lightning. He never regained consciousness and died the next day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5719206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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