Lightning in Orange County, North Carolina

Lightning December 11, 2008 · Orange County, North Carolina

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a home in Chapel Hill and caught fire. The house burned to the ground when the lightning got into the gas lines of the home.

The wider storm

A powerful upper level disturbance with associated cold front pushed across the region the afternoon and evening of December 11. Over 2 inches of rain fell in many locations with several reports of minor urban flooding. One house was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.

Began near Chapel Hill (35.9200, -79.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 137343. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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