Lightning in Whitfield County, Georgia

Lightning July 4, 2018 · Whitfield County, Georgia

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man was reported struck by lightning near Dalton on the 4th of July and later died. Officials confirmed the fatality several days after the event. Exact time is unknown.

The wider storm

With a warm and very moist air mass over the area, an upper-level trough moving across the region produced scattered severe thunderstorms from the afternoon into the overnight hours.

Began near Fillmore (34.8044, -84.9526).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 784380. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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