Lightning in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Lightning August 5, 2012 · Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Death

Injuries

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Long Pond (41.0587, -75.5046).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 408732. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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