Lightning — Effingham, Georgia

2023-09-13 · near Rahn, Effingham, Georgia

Event narrative

Effingham County dispatch reported a home struck by lightning along Shirley Drive. Though there was no fire, the home did sustain significant damage to the attic.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early evening hours across southeast Georgia ahead of a nearby stationary front. One cluster of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes across Effingham County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142480. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.