Lightning in Colquitt County, Georgia
Lightning July 3, 2020 · Colquitt County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 9-year-old girl was killed by a lightning strike in Moultrie while walking on a trail on South Main Street with her mother and 15 year old sister. The sister was injured. The family took cover under a shelter when lightning struck a nearby tree.
The wider storm
As is typical during summer, scattered afternoon thunderstorms produced a few instances of damaging winds. During the afternoon of July 3rd, a line of storms produced a large amount of cloud to ground lightning, some strong winds, and some flash flooding across portions of southern Georgia. These storms were mainly driven by a weak frontal boundary and mesoscale boundary interactions.
Began near South Moultrie (31.1468, -83.7872).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 891663. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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