Lightning in Cayuga County, New York

Lightning June 9, 2025 · Cayuga County, New York

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man was injured after being struck by lightning while closing windows on an enclosed porch.

The wider storm

A slow-moving cold front arrived during the evening hours, moving into a very moist environment with strong wind shear. With some sunshine around during the afternoon ahead of the front, there was some modest instability. A few storms became strong to severe with locally damaging winds and heavy rain. One man was injured after getting struck by lightning while closing windows on his enclosed porch.

Began near Locke (42.6600, -76.4300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1265890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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