Lightning in Iredell County, North Carolina

Lightning July 9, 2025 · Iredell County, North Carolina

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fire dept reported a 40-year-old man was struck by lightning on Branton Rd.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A few of the storms produced brief strong-to-damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, slow-moving storms produced torrential rainfall and flash flooding in the city of Lincolnton.

Began near New Hope (36.0200, -81.0100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285810. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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