Lightning in Crawford County, Georgia

Lightning August 8, 2018 · Crawford County, Georgia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Crawford County Emergency Manager reported a lightning strike at Crawford County High School. The strike caused considerable damage to an electrical control box and caused a small fire. There was no significant damage to the building structure due to the fire.

The wider storm

A series of weak short waves moving through a generally zonal upper-level pattern, combined with strong daytime heating each day to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia.

Began near Knoxville (32.7205, -84.0050).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 777917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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