The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 362647
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
MORGAN
362647 · 34.440, -86.937
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 362,647 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 60,481 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2012-03-16T00:42:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2012-03-16T00:42:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ALABAMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MORGAN |
| Latitudelat | 34.440 |
| Longitudelon | -86.937 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 34.440 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -86.937 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 1 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 20.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Numerous thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon and continued into the evening hours as an upper level disturbance interacted with a very unstable air mass. The weather pattern and atmospheric environment was more similar to early Summer. A mix of hail and damaging wind reports were noted with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning sparking several small fires. At the Huntsville International Airport, a 71 mph wind gust was measured during the evening from a severe thunderstorm. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Lightning struck a female who was taking photos with a cell phone of a storm with her arm outside the home through a doorway. The female felt a surge of electricity through her arm, into her neck and out her wrist which appeared bruised. She then fell backwards and suffered a seizure for several minutes, then called 911 for emergency assistance. She was hospitalized overnight and released the next morning. The Morgan County emergency manager reported at least 3 fires sparked by lightning their county. Two 46000 volt circuits were also damaged in Decatur with about 4250 utility customers losing power for a few hours. |
| Yearyear | 2,012 |
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