Lightning in Franklin County, Florida

Lightning May 23, 2026 · Franklin County, Florida

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Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Franklin County dispatch and the local fire dept confirmed a palmetto that caught fire at the Gramercy Plantation from a likely lightning strike.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms occurred ahead of a frontal boundary on May 23-25. However, on May 25, a mesoscale convective system developed west of the area and enhanced the low level wind field. This resulted in two tornadoes across the tri-state area. One tornado affected the Villa Tasso area in Walton county in Florida, and the other tornado affected Houston and Henry counties in Alabama. Both tornadoes were rated EF1.

Began near Green Point (29.7700, -84.8300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Walton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338450. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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