Lightning in Palm Beach County, Florida

Lightning June 29, 1999 · Palm Beach County, Florida

Death

The wider storm

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 5702091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.