| Event |
Lightning |
| State |
ALABAMA |
| County/Area |
MARSHALL |
| WFO |
HUN |
| Begin Date |
07/25/2010 15:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
0 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WNW |
| Begin Location |
COTTONVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
34.45/-86.33 |
| End Date |
07/25/2010 15:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
1/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
4/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Tragically, five people were struck by lightning from a thunderstorm at a campground along Lake Guntersville in Marshall County. One person from this group was killed and four were injured. The storm also knocked down some trees and produced intense lightning.
Lightning in northeastern Madison county struck a house and caused considerable damage to the residence. |
| Event Narrative |
A fifteen year-old female was killed and four others injured by lightning at the Honeycomb campground between 430 and 435 pm. The victims were swimming or at the water's edge of Lake Guntersville when a lightning bolt struck miles away from the parent thunderstorm. |