Lightning in Hillsborough County, Florida

Lightning August 1, 1999 · Hillsborough County, Florida

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 38 year old male was attempting to close the roof vent of a metal camper when lightning struck a nearby tree, approximately ten to fifteen feet from his location. The individual was struck by a sideflash of the lightning bolt at the onset of a thunderstorm (light rain just began) on Carroway Street, south of State Road 574 (MLK Blvd) in Tampa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5719487. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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