Lightning — Fayette, Georgia

2012-08-02 · near Harp, Fayette, Georgia

Event narrative

The Fayette County Emergency Manager relayed a report of a house being struck by lightning on Hilo Road. The house was damaged in the small fire that resulted. The family was sitting under an awning, and eight people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Wider weather episode

The upper trough continued in place over the Eastern Seaboard while the weak front that sparked thunderstorms on the 1st continued to sag south on the 2nd. An upper ridge began to build in again from the west but was not yet dominating the area. Several showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours, and a few of these became severe with mainly damaging winds reported. Also, several people were injured in a lightning strike in Fayette County, and one incident of flash flooding occurred in DeKalb County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 398694. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.