Lightning — Madison, Alabama

2016-07-14 · near Chelsea, Madison, Alabama

Event narrative

Media reports lightning has struck an individual on the Redstone Stone Arsenal grounds. Strike developed well outside the line of storms. Time estimated by NASA SPoRT.

From WAAY: Redstone Arsenal officials confirm that a contractor was killed on post Thursday after a possible lightning strike.

The man, who worked for Eskola Roofing based in Morristown TN., was pronounced deceased Thursday night at 11:30pm at UAB Hospital. Garrison officials say that the man was working near PEO Aviation at 2:45pm when he was injured.

Wider weather episode

A band of thunderstorms dropped southeast through north Alabama during the middle to late afternoon hours. The storms produced downed trees in the Florence area according to Lauderdale County EMA officials. Unfortunately, lightning killed a man working outdoors at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville with minor injuries to three others. Lightning also struck a man outside his home in Florence who was transported to an area hospital with minor apparent injuries.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 647124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.