The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 128478
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
SOMERSET
128478 · 40.504, -74.500
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 128,478 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 18,227 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2008-07-23T19:40:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2008-07-23T19:40:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW JERSEY |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | SOMERSET |
| Latitudelat | 40.504 |
| Longitudelon | -74.500 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 40.504 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -74.500 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 10.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An approaching cold front that ended a week long heat wave also triggered severe thunderstorms across New Jersey during the afternoon and early evening on the 23rd. A power outage caused significant delays and over a one hour shut down (from 430 p.m. EDT until 545 p.m. EDT) of Amtrak train service between Philadelphia and Boston. These outages extended to New Jersey Transit Trains on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Shore Line and Midtown Direct Line. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A lightning strike caused damage to the police, radio and telephone centers in Franklin Township. Lightning struck the 180 foot antenna and traveled down it to the ground. Smoke filled the dispatch center at the police headquarters. Equipment was damaged, but no other injuries were reported. |
| Yearyear | 2,008 |
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