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Coleman, TX 15 Drown in Cloudburst, Jul 1900

Posted November 13th, 2009 by June

15 Drowned By Cloudburst.

Two of the Dead Were Men Who Lost Life Attempting to Save Children.  read more »

Calendonia, OH Lightning Strike, Jul 1905

Posted November 11th, 2009 by Linda Horton

BADLY SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING

Men Working in a Hay Field Near Caledonia.  read more »

Various Towns, AL Storms, Mar 1944

Posted October 29th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

FIVE KILLED IN ALABAMA STORMS.

Birmingham, Ala. (AP) -- At least five persons were killed and more than two score injured Monday as high winds and electrical storms swept Alabama.
The dead:  read more »

Marion, OH Lightning Strike, May 1899

Posted October 21st, 2009 by Linda Horton

LIGHTNING

Burns Out a Fire Alarm Circuit and Strikes a House  read more »

Rochester, NY Violent Thunderstorm, June 1847

Posted September 28th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

VIOLENT THUNDER STORM -- THREE PERSONS KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

This city was visited soon after midnight, Tuesday morning, with a thunder storm of unusual violence.  read more »

Hagerstown, Md., Struck By Lightning. Jun. 1923

Posted September 27th, 2009 by lori hedges

Hagerstown, Md., Struck By Lightning. Jun. 1923

Reporter Struck By Lightning And Instantly Killed  read more »

Elyria, OH Lightning Strike, June 1844

Posted September 21st, 2009 by Stu Beitler

DEATH BY LIGHTNING.  read more »

Sweet Arrow, PA Lightning Strike, May 1830

Posted September 10th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.

Reading, May 4.  read more »

Hagerstown, MD (vicinity) Thunder Storm, May 1834

Posted September 9th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

THUNDER STORM.  read more »

Norwich, NY (vicinity) Thunder Storm, Aug 1825

Posted September 9th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

DESTRUCTION BY LIGHTNING.

The storm of the 9th was very destructive and in many places terrible. The Norwich (N.Y.) Advocate, in describing the storm in that village says:  read more »

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