Lightning — Broward, Florida

2007-07-22 · near Deerfield Beach, Broward, Florida

Event narrative

A 36-year-old man was killed when lightning struck his tank while scuba diving off the coast near Deerfield Beach. The man had just resurfaced when lightning struck his tank. Frequent lightning and very heavy rain was occurring at the time of the lightning strike.

Wider weather episode

Another in a string of days of severe weather across South Florida as a mid to upper level trough continued to destabilize the atmosphere during the afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 50364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.