Lightning in St. Johns County, Florida
Lightning August 6, 2025 · St. Johns County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Switzerland (30.0700, -81.6300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1282885. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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