Lightning — Pulaski, Arkansas

2008-05-22 · near Pulaski, Pulaski, Arkansas

Event narrative

A 17 year-old male was stuck and killed by lightning while standing under a large pine tree in the 1800 block of South Jackson Street (about 3 miles west-southwest of downtown Little Rock). Males 13 and 14 years old were injured. The lightning strike occurred just as the storm was moving into the area. Lightning detection equipment showed very few cloud-to-ground strikes with this particular storm.

Wider weather episode

A warm front advancing from Louisiana into Arkansas triggered thunderstorms in central and southern Arkansas on the afternoon and evening of the 22nd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 92771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.