Lightning — Peach, Georgia

2019-06-22 · near Clopine, Peach, Georgia

Event narrative

The Peach County Emergency Manager reported a home was struck by lightning on Clopine Lake Road just south of Sam Nunn Boulevard. The lightning strike caused a fire that completely consumed the home. No injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across north Georgia during the early morning hours producing numerous reports of damage from thunderstorm winds, before diminishing around daybreak. Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a residual outflow boundary left by the early morning storms, producing additional reports of damage from thunderstorm winds along with isolated reports of large hail as the storms tracked across central Georgia and portions of north Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 841949. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.