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Lightning in Polk County, Florida

Lightning June 21, 2003 · Polk County, Florida

1
Death
1
Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

One man was killed and another injured when they were struck by lightning while standing under a 30 foot oak tree. The injured man suffered from numbness to his right arm and leg and had burns on the bottom of his feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5364710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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