Lightning in Smith County, Mississippi

Lightning August 13, 2010 · Smith County, Mississippi

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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

A storage tank was struck by lighting and caused the tank to catch fire. The initial fire spread to two other tanks engulfing three 1000 gallons tanks into a huge fire. Each tank had a small amount of crude oil and salt water in them.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms occurred across the region on August 13th and 14th. Some of the storms produced damaging winds and torrential rain, which resulted in some flash flooding.

Began near Raleigh (31.9833, -89.5445).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 259286. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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