Lightning in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Lightning August 18, 2019 · Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Injuries

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree causing a branch to fall onto an occupied tent and the Dolphin Swim Club. 9 occupants were injured and the tent was destroyed by the fallen limb. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary stalled over southern New York and far southern New England on August 18. To its south, southerly flow advected warm and moist air into the mid-Atlantic. Strong instability developed with the heating of the day. The strong instability combined with limited forcing and shear created a favorable environment for pulsing thunderstorms. Some storms became strong to severe with damaging winds being the primary impact.

Began near Trevose (40.1700, -75.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 851931. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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