Storms & Lightning

Coleman, TX 15 Drown in Cloudburst, Jul 1900

June — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:52:16 -0500

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

Linda Horton — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:05:15 -0500

BADLY SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING

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

Various Towns, AL Storms, Mar 1944

Stu Beitler — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:56:24 -0400

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

Linda Horton — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:41 -0400

LIGHTNING

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

Rochester, NY Violent Thunderstorm, June 1847

Stu Beitler — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:40:23 -0400

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

lori hedges — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:20:16 -0400

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

Reporter Struck By Lightning And Instantly Killed read more »

Elyria, OH Lightning Strike, June 1844

Stu Beitler — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:25:49 -0400

DEATH BY LIGHTNING. read more »

Sweet Arrow, PA Lightning Strike, May 1830

Stu Beitler — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:30:53 -0400

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.

Reading, May 4. read more »

Hagerstown, MD (vicinity) Thunder Storm, May 1834

Stu Beitler — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:58:32 -0400

THUNDER STORM. read more »

Norwich, NY (vicinity) Thunder Storm, Aug 1825

Stu Beitler — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:20:54 -0400

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 »