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Lightning — New Hanover, North Carolina

2024-08-11 · near (ilm)wilmington Arpt, New Hanover, North Carolina

$10K
Property damage

Event narrative

A lightning strike caused a structural fire in the Deerbrook apartment complex.

Wider weather episode

Deep moisture and a stalled frontal boundary left the area very susceptible to flash flooding from isolated, slow moving storms.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.2600, -77.8900)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211876. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.