Lightning — Manatee, Florida

2024-08-22 · near Holmes Beach, Manatee, Florida

Event narrative

Media reported building fire caused by a lighting strike to a shopping plaza on Holmes Beach. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

Morning thunderstorms south of a stalled out frontal boundary over the north-central Florida peninsula produce damaging lightning strikes across Pinellas and Manatee counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215130. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.