Lightning — Colonial Heights (c), Virginia

2014-07-24 · near Colonial Hgts, Colonial Heights (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Lightning strike caused a church fire.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front produced damaging winds and heavy rain which caused some minor flooding across portions of central, south central, and southeast Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 536669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.