Lightning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lightning August 31, 2014 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Death

Injury

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two boys were struck by lightning while running across a field after getting out of the Little Conowingo Creek in Fulton Township near Peach Bottom in Lancaster County. Authorities said the boys were swimming with friends near Nottingham and Soapstone Roads when a thunderstorm moved through the area. One boy was killed while the other sustained minor injuries.

The wider storm

An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by lightning while running across an open field after getting out of the Conowingo Creek in Fulton Township Lancaster County.

Began near Oakryn (39.7670, -76.1507).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 533053. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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