Lightning — Pasco, Florida

2001-07-26 · near San Antonio, Pasco, Florida

Event narrative

A 42 year old male road crew worker was struck and killed by lightning and three others injured slightly near Darby Road, two miles east of Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, in east central Pasco county. Lightning struck an aluminum rod held by the man as he walked down the middle of an unpaved road just prior to the beginning of rainfall. The three other road crew workers were knocked off their feet and briefly stunned by the lightning strike.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5259854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.