Lightning — Miami-dade, Florida
2009-09-05 · near Key Biscayne, Miami-dade, Florida
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A boater was standing in a 14-foot aluminum hull boat when a thunderstorm approached. The man was struck and killed. Two others were with him but in the water, and they were not injured.
Wider weather episode
Deep tropical moisture south of a trough across central Florida produced scattered to numerous thunderstorms along coastal sections of southeast Florida during the early afternoon.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 195768. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.