Lightning in Delaware County, Indiana

Lightning June 15, 2011 · Delaware County, Indiana

Death

Injury

$150K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Muncie church fire that left a firefighter dead on June 15 was caused by a lightning strike. Muncie Fire Department officials announced the cause of the fire on Tuesday. Officials say a lightning strike at 10:45 a.m. that morning sparked the fire. Firefighter Scott Davis, 40, died fighting the blaze. Two other firefighters were injured fighting the fire at Tabernacle of Praise.

The wider storm

A line of isolated thunderstorms moved into southwest portions of central Indiana during the afternoon hours of June the 15th. These storms began to weaken a bit as they pushed into Indiana. However, a lone report of penny sized hail was received from Knox county before the storm dissipated or moved out of the area. Also, lightning was believed to have sparked a fatal fire in Muncie.

Began near Mayfield (40.1513, -85.3603).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 329351. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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