Lightning in Levy County, Florida

Lightning September 1, 2018 · Levy County, Florida

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 49 year old woman was stripping bark off a tree in her yard when the tree was struck by lightning, injuring her. She was transported to a hospital where she died the next day.

The wider storm

Easterly flow and deep moisture produced scattered afternoon thunderstorms across the Nature Coast. A lightning strike from one of these storms killed a woman in Levy County.

Began near Williston Muni Arpt (29.3700, -82.5400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 771912. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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