Lightning in Rabun County, Georgia
Lightning July 2, 2022 · Rabun County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Emergency manager reported a lightning strike killed a 39-year-old construction worker on Blacks Creek Dr.
The wider storm
Scattered thunderstorms developed over the southern Appalachians during the afternoon. One of the storms resulted in a lightning fatality in the Mountain City area, while another storm produced damaging wind gusts near Clayton.
Began near Mountain City (34.9200, -83.3700).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1048820. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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