Lightning in Monroe County, Florida

Lightning July 19, 2023 · Monroe County, Florida

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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 lightning strike to a dock damaged a concrete piling. Photos relayed through social media showed cracks and missing pieces of the plastic casing, as well as to an interior concrete post in two separate areas above and below the wooden dock level.

The wider storm

Lightning damaged a dock at Big Coppitt Key as a tropical wave moved west through the Florida Keys, accompanied by scattered thunderstorms.

Began near (nqx)key West Nas (24.6012, -81.6513).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125047. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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