Lightning — Washington, Alabama

2024-01-08 · near Frankville, Washington, Alabama

Event narrative

Lightning struck a house in Frankville and resulted in a house fire.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama starting during the late evening hours of January 8th and continued through early morning hours of the 9th. This system produced four EF-0's and two EF-1's in Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1158237. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.