Lightning in Broward County, Florida

Lightning July 22, 2007 · Broward County, Florida

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Deerfield Beach (26.3200, -80.0839).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 50364. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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