Lightning in Charlotte County, Florida

Lightning June 24, 2018 · Charlotte County, Florida

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A fire that destroyed a golf club maintenance shed was suspected to have been caused by a lightning strike.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Florida Peninsula throughout the afternoon. A lightning strike from one of the storms killed a person in Siesta Key. A building fire was suspected to have been caused by another lightning strike.

Began near Rotunda West (26.8597, -82.2870).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 753861. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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