Lightning in Alamance County, North Carolina

Lightning June 15, 2010 · Alamance County, North Carolina

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 19 year old male was struck by lightning and killed while taking shelter under a tree. It was not raining at the time.

The wider storm

A broken line of thunderstorms, some which were severe, tracked east across the Northwest and Eastern Piedmont. The storms were associated with a weak upper level disturbance which combined with afternoon heating.

Began near Graham (36.0800, -79.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 242380. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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