Lightning in Lee County, North Carolina

Lightning July 18, 2017 · Lee County, North Carolina

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 39 year old male was struck and killed by a lightning strike while taking cover from the storm under a tree in Sanford, North Carolina.

The wider storm

An upper level low located across the Piedmont of central North Carolina coupled with a warm moist boundary layer to produce scattered to numerous storms during the afternoon into the evening across the Western Piedmont of North Carolina. Some of these storms became severe and produce severe hail and damaging winds, along with one report of flash flooding.

Began near Jonesboro (35.4700, -79.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 713947. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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