Lightning — Fayette, West Virginia

2015-06-01 · near Gatewood, Fayette, West Virginia

Direct deaths

Injuries

Event narrative

Lightning struck a tree near where 3 teenage boys were fishing on a small residential pond. The location is off of Elverton Road and near the Bridge Haven Golf Course.

One boy died, the 2 others were injured.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms formed during the afternoon along a front and strong temperature contrast across southern West Virginia. A few had downpours with local rain of 1 to 1.5 inches in an hour. After a dry month of May most areas needed the rain. However, a downpour in the city of Beckley caused poor drainage street flooding.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.0194, -81.0553)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 569171. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.