Lightning in Charlotte County, Florida

Lightning August 4, 2019 · Charlotte 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 struck a septic tank, igniting gas in the plumbing, which caused a toilet in the house to explode. No one was injured.

The wider storm

Westerly flow caused morning showers and thunderstorms forming over the Gulf of Mexico and shifting onshore through the day. A lightning strike from one storm struck a septic tank, causing an explosion in the plumbing and damaging a toilet in the house.

Began near Port Charlotte (26.9900, -82.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 833927. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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