Lightning — Monroe, Pennsylvania

2012-08-05 · near Long Pond, Monroe, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A lightning strike killed a 41-year-old man in the parking lot of the Pocono Raceway (Long Pond in Tunkhannock Township) as he was packing items into a minivan. Eight other spectators were injured and hospitalized by the same stroke. One of them was critically injured, but survived. The other seven were treated and released.

Wider weather episode

A series of strong to severe thunderstorms that culminated with a squall late in the afternoon affected Eastern Pennsylvania on the 5th. Lightning caused one death and nine injuries at Pocono Raceway in Monroe County that afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 408732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.