Lightning in Fayette County, Georgia
Lightning August 2, 2012 · Fayette County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Harp (33.4115, -84.4294).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 398694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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