Lightning in Clay County, Florida

Lightning July 3, 2025 · Clay County, Florida

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree and the discharge traveled along the ground and burnt down a nearby shed along Brush Hill Lane. A video was relayed via social media. Time was estimated by radar and the cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

The wider storm

A surface front was draped across north Florida. This feature combined with diurnal instability, weak steering flow, high moisture and warm temperatures aloft produced localized strong storms with gusty wet downbursts, heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.

Began near Lake Geneva (29.7600, -81.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1274176. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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