Lightning — Cumberland, Tennessee

2024-08-30 · near Isoline, Cumberland, Tennessee

Event narrative

Lightning reportedly struck and severely injured a man worked in a tree along Wilson Road in Crossville. The man was air flighted to a Knoxville hospital due to internal burns and a broken vertebra. His injuries were not life threatening.

Wider weather episode

More summertime thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours of August 30, 2024. Gusty winds were the primary threat with these thunderstorms, and one particular storm in Manchester snapped a tree onto a powerline. Elsewhere, a man in Crossville was severely injured after being struck by lightning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199214. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.