Lightning — Marshall, Indiana

2019-07-20 · near Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Indiana

Event narrative

A 65 year old male and a friend were heading for shore getting away from a thunderstorms when lightning struck the 65 year old. CPR was started but they were unable to save him. The other passenger was not harmed.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed, but struggled to organize with mainly 30 to 50 mph wind gusts. Boundary interactions allowed for 2 storms to briefly produce wet microbursts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 849193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.