Lightning in Polk County, Florida
Lightning July 6, 1998 · Polk County, Florida
2
Deaths
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two men were killed, aged 43 and 37, while standing under a tree that was struck by lightning at the Huntington Hills Golf Club in North Lakeland. The lightning strike occurred near a grove of eight trees near the 12th hole of the golf course. Light rain had been falling prior to the lightning strike.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5666370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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