Lightning in Pinellas County, Florida

Lightning July 20, 2007 · Pinellas County, Florida

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a 16-year-old boy and his mother who were vacationing at the beach. The bolt hit the boy in the chest, knocking him unconscious and shredding his shorts. The boy was taken to the hospital and died four days later on July 24. The mother also received a jolt and complained of numbness in her feet and radiating pain reaching her chest.

The wider storm

A surface pressure ridge axis extended across southern Florida and the west coast sea breeze front was most active from Tampa through Fort Myers.

Began near Treasure Island (27.7700, -82.7700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 40275. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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