Lightning in Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

Lightning June 15, 2017 · Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree causing it to fall onto some power lines nearby.

The wider storm

For several days, high pressure to the east had pushed warm and humid air into the region. As an upper level storm system moved across the mountains from the Ohio Valley, scattered severe thunderstorms developed across the area.

Began near Martinsville (36.7000, -79.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 705827. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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