Lightning, St. John the Baptist
- When
- June 23, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- St. John the Baptist County, Edgard
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.127, -90.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 23, 1998
A man working on a barge along the Mississippi River was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. He died on July 2, 1998 as a result of his lightning strike related injuries.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
A man working on a barge along the Mississippi River was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. He died on July 2, 1998 as a result of his lightning strike related injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, St. John the Baptist | 1998-07-02 | 19 | Male | Boat | Direct |
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, June 23 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 23 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Iowa, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, June 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, June 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, June 1998
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: 5654753.