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Eventdex · Lightning Report

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5622410

The record

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,622,410
episode_id2,070,357
begin_utc1997-09-02T21:07:00+00:00
end_utc1997-09-02T21:07:00+00:00
stateFLORIDA
cz_typeC
cz_nameSUMTER
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct2
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0
damage_crops0
event_narrativeLightning from the cirrus anvil of a distant thunderstorm struck and killed a nine year old child and injured two other children ages eleven and fifteen. The children were standing along the sidelines of the Wildwood High School football practice field. The nine year old male child died ten days after the strike.The nine year old child took the direct lightning hit and sustained major burn injuries to his forehead, chest, back and down the left side of his body to the soles of his feet. The two older children's injuries from the lighting were minor. The lightning struck nearly 35 minutes after a thunderstorm had passed over the field.
year1,997

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