Lightning in Pinellas County, Florida

Lightning June 8, 2007 · Pinellas County, Florida

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning ignited a multiple alarm fire at a 6,500 square foot home on the water. The $1.7 million home was a total loss even though 50 fire fighters battled the blaze. The value of the land was not included in the damage estimate.

The wider storm

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze fronts and outflow boundaries.

Began near Tierra Verde (27.6700, -82.7200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 37091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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