Lightning in Lee County, Florida

Lightning July 25, 2016 · Lee County, Florida

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 35 year old man was struck by lightning while working on the 6th floor lanai of a building under construction. Witnesses said that this was the only lightning strike seen or heard in the area from the storm. Attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful, and he died at the scene.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed and moved northwest across the Florida Peninsula. A lightning strike from one of these storms struck and killed a man in Lee County.

Began near Coconut (26.3885, -81.8095).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 639807. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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