Lightning in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Lightning July 21, 2022 · Van Buren County, Tennessee

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Facebook photo from the Piney Fire Department indicated lightning struck an outbuilding on Old Highway 111 and the resulting fire destroyed it.

The wider storm

A large cluster of severe thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Kentucky across northeastern Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of July 21. Numerous reports of wind damage were received.

Began near Piney (35.6402, -85.4575).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1050501. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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