Lightning — Broward, Florida

2018-06-11 · near Coral Spgs, Broward, Florida

Event narrative

A 55 year-old man was struck by lightning while carrying a weed wacker in the area of 7400 NW 4th place in Margate. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and died from his injuries on Friday, June 15th.

Wider weather episode

Morning storms once again developed along the east coast with the Atlantic seabreeze, with numerous storms across the interior and Gulf coast as seabreezed moved west and collided with the Gulf breeze along the Gulf coast during the afternoon hours. Shower and storm development along these boundaries was enhanced by a lingering upper level low across the northern Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico, allowing several strong storms to develop. Hail and a funnel cloud were reported in Palm Beach County with the morning activity, along with a lightning-induced fatality in Broward County. Hail was reported in Collier County during the afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 771183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.