Lightning in Atlantic County, New Jersey

Lightning July 3, 2011 · Atlantic County, New Jersey

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 54-year-old male was struck and killed by lightning while ducking under a tree during a thunderstorm to light a cigar in Hammonton. In 1963, the man's father was also struck and killed by lightning. A 38 year-old male cousin was seriously injured by the same lightning strike. The man felt a blast and remembered being thrown back a few feet before losing consciousness. He regained consciousness in the ambulance and was expected to recover.

The wider storm

A warm front acted as a focus for strong to severe thunderstorms during the early morning of the 3rd in northwestern New Jersey and during the late afternoon and early evening of the 3rd across central New Jersey.

Began near Hammonton (39.6300, -74.8200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 333694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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