Lightning in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Lightning July 8, 2025 · Rockingham County, North Carolina

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a transformer and caused it to blow up along the 2800 block of Narrow Gauge Road.

The wider storm

A cold front approaching the Appalachian Mountains combined with a hot and humid air mass to produce a severe thunderstorm in Rockingham County of northwest North Carolina. Damaging wind gusts from this storm blew down three trees with one falling on to a power line, and lightning from this storm also struck and blew up a transformer.

Began near Lawsonville (36.3945, -79.5716).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1268440. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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