Lightning — Palm Beach, Florida

2003-08-09 · near Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida

Event narrative

A 51-year-old man was killed by lightning as he walked from his car to his mailbox outside his home. It was raining moderately at the time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5335014. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.