Lightning in Brevard County, Florida
Lightning July 28, 2017 · Brevard County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Broadcast media reported that a group of three men were visiting the SPRA park in Satellite Beach when lighting struck two of the men. An off-duty life guard and another bystander gave CPR to one of the victims who was unconscious until Fire Rescue arrived, then both men were transported to a local hospital. One victim, a 35-year-old man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later died due to his injuries. The second man was only stunned by the lighting strike and had non-life threatening injuries.
The wider storm
A thunderstorm developed along the sea breeze near the southern Brevard County coast. As the storm moved offshore it produced a lightning strike which struck two beachgoers, killing one of them.
Began near (cof)patrick Afb (28.2006, -80.5951).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 703697. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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