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Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)

BERKS

50209 · 40.330, -75.630

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Event typeevent_typeLightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id50,209
Episode IDepisode_id8,786
Begin UTCbegin_utc2007-07-05T21:30:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2007-07-05T21:30:00+00:00
StatestatePENNSYLVANIA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameBERKS
Latitudelat40.330
Longitudelon-75.630
End latitudeend_lat40.330
End longitudeend_lon-75.630
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property2.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn approaching cold front helped trigger showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 5th that caused lightning damage in Berks County and the Lehigh Valley.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA lightning rod attached to the steeple of Saint John's Lutheran Church in Boyertown absorbed most of the blast from a lightning strike during the late afternoon on the 5th. Nevertheless, the organ and air conditioning controls, one computer and pulpit microphone were damaged.
Yearyear2,007

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