Lightning in Bay County, Florida

Lightning September 10, 1996 · Bay County, Florida

Death

The wider storm

Lightning struck into a grassy courtyard area on the campus of Bay High School in Panama City. A 16 year old female student was walking through the courtyard near one of two tall pine trees and was killed by the lightning strike. Light rain was falling and the only prevous strike had been moments earlier in the distance.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5564444. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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