Lightning — Pike, Georgia

2024-07-17 · near Zebulon, Pike, Georgia

Event narrative

Zebulon UMC caught fire due to lightning strike. Building is a total loss.

Wider weather episode

A weak trough moving across central GA was able to produce a line of thunderstorms across central GA. Two storms within the line were able to become strong with several trees down.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.1000, -84.3400)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.