Lightning in Chesapeake (c) County, Virginia

Lightning July 15, 2017 · Chesapeake (c) County, Virginia

Deaths

Injuries

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning strike caused a deadly fire at the Chesapeake Senior Living Complex. The fire killed three people and injured six others. There were 68 units that were damaged beyond repair.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and heavy rain across portions of eastern Virginia.

Began near Chesapeake (36.8200, -76.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 716677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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