Maryland, 1998

Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998 · NWS AKQ · 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
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Wicomico

When
June 15, 9:25 PM EST
Where
Wicomico County, Fruitland
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning strike caused a fire to a barn. Also, a 20 year old man was struck and killed by lightning.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Lightning, Wicomico1998-06-1520MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5663230.