Lightning in Sarasota County, Florida

Lightning July 16, 2019 · Sarasota County, Florida

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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

Lightning was suspected to have caused a fire in the roof of a house in Venice. Fire crews put out the fire in the attic before it spread to the rest of the house.

The wider storm

Easterly flow produced scattered sea breeze thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. A lightning strike from one of these storms caused a house fire in Venice.

Began near Nokomis (27.1378, -82.3682).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 829235. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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