Lightning — Suffolk, New York
2018-08-18 · near San Remo, Suffolk, New York
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A person struck by lightning sheltering under a tree at Sunken Meadow Park resulting in one fatality.
Wider weather episode
A cold front along with an upper level disturbance trigged thunderstorms across the southeastern New York.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 781581. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.