Lightning — Miami-dade, Florida

2002-07-04 · near Homestead, Miami-dade, Florida

Event narrative

Two men walking through a nursery in the Redlands were affected by lightning. One man was killed instantly and the other injured and treated at a local hospital. It had just started raining at the time the lightning struck.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5304143. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.