CHEROKEE

406343 · 31.950, -95.270

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Event typeevent_type	Lightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id	406,343
Episode IDepisode_id	67,731
Begin UTCbegin_utc	2012-09-13T20:45:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc	2012-09-13T20:45:00+00:00
Statestate	TEXAS
County/zone typecz_type	C
County/zone namecz_name	CHEROKEE
Latitudelat	31.950
Longitudelon	-95.270
End latitudeend_lat	31.950
End longitudeend_lon	-95.270
Deaths directdeaths_direct	0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect	0
Injuries directinjuries_direct	4
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect	0
Damage propertydamage_property	0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops	0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source	Newspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrative	A myriad of outflow boundaries, combined with a weak frontal boundary across Northeast Texas and abundant Gulf of Mexico moisture to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region. Given the light steering currents in place in the upper levels of the atmosphere, these thunderstorms were prolific rainfall producers. Isolated flooding was reported with one of these thunderstorms in southern Wood County Texas during the afternoon of September 13th.
Event narrativeevent_narrative	Four people were taken to the hospital after lightning struck the Fred Douglass Elementary School parking lot in Jacksonville, Texas. Officials said the incident happened around 3:45 p.m. in the school pickup line. The school superintendent said that from what he understands, two teachers were helping students into cars. Another teacher and her daughter were walking to their car to go home. He said he believes lightening probably struck a puddle in the parking lot and electricity was conducted through the water.\|The names of the victims have not been released by authorities, but they did confirm two of the victims were white female teachers, between the ages of 30 and 40, helping students into the vehicles. The others were a white teacher in her mid-20s and her five-to-six year old daughter. One of the ladies was holding an umbrella, and it went into her arm and she felt it go through her chest said a captain with the \|Jacksonville Fire Department. Three were taken to Mother Frances Hospital �� Jacksonville and one to East Texas Medical Center �� Jacksonville. The injuries were said to be minor.
Yearyear	2,012

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