June 4, 1996 - 8:34 p.m. EDT
Just after a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Raleigh area, the storm hit with heavy downpours, strong winds and lightning.
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There were several early reports of lightning striking commercial buildings and homes, and at least one report of a downed tree.
Just after 8 p.m., police received a report of a person struck by lightning outside the Raleigh Internal Medicine building on Wake Forest Road