Lightning in Pender County, North Carolina

Lightning July 7, 2008 · Pender County, North Carolina

Death

Injuries

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

During a thunderstorm, four people took refuge under a house on Lea Island. A boy was struck by lightning and was killed. Three others were indirectly struck by lightning and were transported to the hospital. They reportedly were not seriously injured.

The wider storm

Lightning struck a house on a barrier island south of Topsail Beach.

Began near Topsail (34.3642, -77.6366).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 122717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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