Lightning in Palm Beach County, Florida

Lightning July 21, 2007 · Palm Beach County, Florida

$15.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The landmark Casa Amado mansion at 455 North County Road which was undergoing renovations was severely damaged by an apparent lightning strike. The mansion was totaled, with damage estimated at $15 million or more.

The fire department was called in at 1135 PM after calls reporting smoke were received. Storms affected the area sometime around 230 PM, which is the time the lightning strike was believed to have occurred.

The wider storm

A mid and upper level trough moving southward across Florida on July 21st destabilized the atmosphere and set the state for severe afternoon thunderstorms across Southeast Florida.

Began near Palm Beach (26.7200, -80.0300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Miami-dade County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 50344. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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