Lightning in Palm Beach County, Florida

Lightning July 4, 1996 · Palm Beach County, Florida

Injuries

The wider storm

In a park in Pahokee, nine youths, ages 9 to 18, were injured by lightning when they huddled beneath an australian pine tree. They had just come from swimming in Lake Okeechobee. One of the injuries was serious. The lightning strike was the only one observed during the thunderstorm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5561825. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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