Lightning in Polk County, Florida

Lightning April 23, 1997 · Polk County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 34 year old female was struck in the head, thrown three feet and killed instantly by lightning while standing outdoors in a field next to a steel fence near the intersection of exit 15 of I-4 and Swindell Street. Very light rain was falling at the time of the lightning strike shortly after a severe thunderstorm had moved through the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5611401. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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