Lightning — Palm Beach, Florida

1999-06-29 · near Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida

Wider weather episode

A boy was mortally injured by a lightning strike to the hip while taking cover under a tree during the height of a lightning storm. He and a cousin, who was unhurt, had been engaged in construction work on the Boca West Golf Course. The boy died a week after being struck.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5702091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.