Pennsylvania, 2000

Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000

July 28, 2000 · NWS CTP · 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.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Cumberland

When
July 28, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, Shippensburg
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.164, -77.266 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 22-year old Shippensburg University man was injured slightly when he was struck by a 4-foot piece of wood that was blown out of a tree by lightning. The young man was in the process of retrieving garbage cans that were being blown by the wind. As he hurried to return to his house, lightning struck a nearby tree, sending debris flying. One piece of wood knocked him to the ground just inside the door to his home. The young man related difficulty hearing for about 30 minutes due to the blast, and complained of lower back pain.

What these are

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

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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: 5175867.