Lightning in Monroe County, Alabama

Lightning August 7, 2007 · Monroe County, Alabama

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A male was struck and killed by lightning while working on a logging crew. The sixty-one year old was part of a crew who were working in the forest when the bolt hit. Emergency personnel were unable to revive him.

The wider storm

A logger was killed by lightning.

Began near Franklin (31.7507, -87.3839).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 53868. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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