Lightning in Fulton County, Pennsylvania

Lightning May 20, 2022 · Fulton County, Pennsylvania

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm produced a lightning strike that sparked a house fire on Pleasant Valley Road to the southeast of Breezewood.

The wider storm

A Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) passed over Pennsylvania from the late morning into the mid afternoon hours of May 20, 2022, triggering the development of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms that crossed southern Pennsylvania became severe, producing localized wind damage and one quarter-sized hail report.

Began near Akersville (39.9626, -78.2006).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1015037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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