Lightning in Cumberland County, Tennessee

Lightning August 30, 2024 · Cumberland County, Tennessee

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Isoline (36.0579, -85.0702).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1199214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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