Lightning in Miami-dade County, Florida

Lightning July 8, 2007 · Miami-dade County, Florida

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 40-year-old man was struck by lightning while walking door to door along NW 199th Street in Miami Lakes. The man was taken to the Ryder Trauma Center where he died 5 days later.

Light rain was falling at the time of the lightning strike, although there were no dark clouds directly overhead.

The wider storm

Lightning from afternoon thunderstorms struck a man in Miami Lakes on July 8th. The man died 5 days later.

Began near Miami Lake (25.9489, -80.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 50313. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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