Lightning — Miller, Georgia

2020-04-23 · near Boykin, Miller, Georgia

Event narrative

A lightning strike resulted in a house fire.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of strong upper level troughs pushed through the southeast states, resulting in another enhanced risk of severe storms from the Storm Prediction Center. The tri-state area was hit fairly hard again, with numerous reports of wind damage documented along with several tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 889946. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.