Lightning — St. Johns, Florida

2025-08-06 · near Switzerland, St. Johns, Florida

$2K

Property damage

Event narrative

Lightning strike caused a structure fire near Marlee Road. The time of was based on lightning data. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

A front was just north of the local area with southwest steering flow in place. The front edge closer through the day, with an influx of moisture from the Gulf and steepening lapse rates aloft with the approach of a mid level trough. Diurnal heating combined with high moisture produced sea breezes, with a merger across inland northeast Florida in the late afternoon where a few strong to pulse severe storms developed. Weaker storm motion enabled slow moving storms which produced localized flooding rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282885. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.