Lightning in Lowndes County, Georgia

Lightning September 7, 2014 · Lowndes County, Georgia

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 57 year old male was struck by lightning at a construction site while sheltering under a pole barn. He then suffered a heart attack and died as a result of the lightning strike.

The wider storm

Slow moving thunderstorms produced some urban flash flooding around Valdosta and Albany. A man was also struck by lightning near Valdosta and subsequently suffered a heart attack and died.

Began near (vld)valdosta Regional Arpt (30.7748, -83.2286).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 548124. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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