- Date
- 1982-07-17
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Saint James
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherenvironmentemergency-managementcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1982 Beaver Beacon described a July 17 lightning storm that affected the LaFreniere gift shop, the Erin Motel, Helen Dudzik’s car, and the Shamrock Bar telephone. The report says no one was hurt.
Evidence limits
This is a community narrative, not an official weather, electrical, damage, or incident report.
Sources
- Describes a July 17 storm around 10:30 a.m.: lightning struck the antenna cord at the LaFreniere gift shop, struck the anchor in front of the Erin Motel and disabled electrical machines, jolted Helen Dudzik’s car, and caused sparks and a phone outage at the Shamrock Bar. The account reports no injuries. It is a community narrative, not an official weather, electrical, damage, or incident report. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the lightning-storm account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “July 17 lightning storm affects Beaver Island businesses and residents, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lightning-storm-july-17-1982/, accessed [date], citing “Lightning Strikes!!,” by Sheri Mooney, Beaver Beacon, August 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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