Louisiana, 1998

Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 10, 1998

February 10, 1998 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Grant

When
February 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Colfax
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A woman mail carrier on Colfax's Route 3 was struck by lightning while on her route. She was closing a mail box off Hwy 8 when lightning struck the ground, ran up the mailbox post and into her finders. The jolt then travelled down her arm exiting her elbow which was resting on the door of her car and grounded out her vehicle. At the time she remembers hearing a load explosion like a firecracker and being thrown across the seat of her vehicle. She was sent to a local hospital where she received treatment to her arm for severe burns.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5635862.