Lightning in Pulaski County, Arkansas
Lightning June 8, 2018 · Pulaski County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A man was fatally injured after being struck by lightning in the area of Coronado Cove while doing construction work.
The wider storm
On the 8th, it was unstable again in northern and western sections of the state. Scattered thunderstorms popped up quickly in the afternoon. One storm produced golf ball size hail at Flippin (Marion County).
Damaging straight-line winds (60+ mph) downed trees a few miles south-southeast of Washita (Montgomery County), at Caddo Gap (Montgomery County), Tulip (Dallas County), and just south of Mountain Pine (Garland County). Blakely Mountain Dam (Garland County) picked up 2.55 inches of rain, with 2.20 inches near Jessieville (Garland County).
Tragically, a 27-year-old man was struck by lightning while doing construction work in Maumelle (Pulaski County) just after 230 pm CDT. He was transported to a local hospital and eventually passed away.
Began near Maumelle (34.8600, -92.4100).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 768040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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