Lightning in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Lightning August 5, 2020 · New Hanover County, North Carolina

Deaths

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two men were clearing debris after Hurricane Isaias when lightning struck and killed the two men. The lightning also sparked an attic fire at a neighboring house.

The wider storm

Two days after Isaias made landfall, lightning caused two deaths.

Began near Wilmington (34.2300, -77.9300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 922401. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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