Lightning — Palm Beach, Florida

2018-07-10 · near Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida

Event narrative

Multiple media outlets reported that 2 men were working in a wooded area when a tree near them was struck by lightning sending the current into them. They both were then transported to local area hospitals where one man was deceased and the other survived his injuries.

Wider weather episode

Abundant moisture and instability across South Florida allowed thunderstorms to develop along the east coast sea breeze in the afternoon. Sea breeze and outflow boundaries continued to allow storms to develop over the same region causing flooding in Miami-Dade County and a Tornado in Broward. These storms also produced frequent to excessive lightning causing fatalities and damage across the east coast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 774393. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.