Lightning in Broward County, Florida

Lightning May 25, 1996 · Broward County, Florida

Injuries

The wider storm

Eleven people were injured by lightning while picnicing at C.B. Smith Park. The lightning struck a tree then jumped to a picnic table and shocked eleven of twenty-three people nearby. One person was seriously injured and hospitalized after the lightning burned a gold chain into his neck. It was not raining at the time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5562003. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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