Lightning in Montgomery County, Maryland

Lightning July 25, 2010 · Montgomery County, Maryland

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A fatality occurred due to a lightning strike at the Watkins Pond Community Garden in Rockville.

The wider storm

A strong upper-level disturbance and its associated cold front moved into Maryland on the 25th. Hot and humid conditions ahead of the front led to high amounts of instability. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the cold front. Due to the high amounts of instability, thunderstorms were able to mix down strong winds from aloft causing significant amounts of damage across portions of Maryland.

Began near Rockville (39.0800, -77.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 255285. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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