Lightning in Miami-dade County, Florida

Lightning June 21, 2007 · Miami-dade County, Florida

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck and killed a 41-year-old man who was doing landscape work at a home at 10500 SW 62 Ave in Pinecrest. The man was under a tree when the lightning struck.

It was not raining at the location of the lightning strike, although a thunderstorm was located about 2 to 3 miles to the north. The media reported this incident as dry lightning striking out of a clear sky, although the lightning bolt likely originated out of the side of the nearby storm.

The wider storm

Lightning killed a man in Pinecrest on June 21st.

Began near Kendall (25.6729, -80.3009).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 37068. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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