Lightning in Los Angeles County, California

Lightning July 27, 2014 · Los Angeles County, California

Death

Injuries

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An isolated thunderstorm moved across the Venice Beach area along the Los Angeles county coast. Lightning struck the water, injuring 13 people and killing one person.

The wider storm

A surge of monsoonal moisture from northern Mexico generated scattered thunderstorms across Southern California. From these storms, two significant lightning strikes occurred. In Venice Beach, one man was killed and 13 people were injured when lightning struck the water. The other lightning strike occurred on Catalina Island where a golfer was struck and injured by lightning.

Began near Marina Del Ray (33.9848, -118.4753).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 536423. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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