Lightning in Highlands County, Florida
Lightning September 22, 2025 · Highlands County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Highlands County Sheriff and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers discovered the vehicle and bodies of two men and their hunting dogs on a levee along a canal near Rucks Dairy Road southeast of Brighton in Highlands County. The men had reportedly gone hunting but had not returned, and were discovered two days later. Investigators suspected the fatal lightning strike likely occurred on Monday, September 22, as the men attempted to return to their car for shelter, with the time of the incident estimated from radar and satellite data.
The wider storm
Two men were were reportedly killed by an afternoon lightning strike in far southern Highlands County.
Began near Brighton (27.2150, -80.9953).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298450. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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