Lightning — Saratoga, New York

2007-06-27 · near Waterford, Saratoga, New York

Event narrative

Lightning struck a steel pylon at Alcathys Marina, adjacent to where a 17 year old male was standing. The male was knocked unconscious, and was transported to a nearby hospital. He was pronounced dead the next morning.

Wider weather episode

A hot, humid and unstable airmass, interacted with a lake breeze boundary and led to numerous thunderstorms across eastern New York and western New England during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday June 27th, some of which were severe.

In addition, locally very heavy rain led to flash flooding in some areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 37564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.