Lightning in Marshall County, Tennessee

Lightning September 22, 2009 · Marshall County, Tennessee

Death

$150K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a utility pole at the end of a 83 year old man's driveway. The lightning's charge went to the man's house and started a fire, that destroyed most of the home, and also killed the man.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed across mainly the western half of Middle Tennessee as the day progressed in response to deepening surface and aloft southerly flow. This was in association with a developing low pressure system over the central plains. As a result, these areas experienced flooding/flash flooding. One elderly man was killed indirectly by lightning in Marshall County.

Began near Chapel Hill (35.6314, -86.6901).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 196924. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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