The record
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| event_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,660,080 |
| episode_id | 2,081,777 |
| begin_utc | 1998-05-06T11:30:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-05-06T11:30:00+00:00 |
| state | PENNSYLVANIA |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | CHESTER |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 180K |
| damage_crops | 0 |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | Lightning struck the television antenna on the roof of a home in the Radley Run Country Club development in Birmingham Township within Chester County the morning of the 6th. The ensuing fire destroyed half the house. The fire started behind a dresser in the guest bedroom and then spread to the curtains and other rooms. Three persons within the house escaped injury. It took 45 firefighters an hour to extinguish the fire. Damage was estimated at $180,000. In nearby Thornbury Township, lightning demolished a house's chimney. A third home was also struck by lightning within the county with no apparent damage. Thunderstorms produced between 4,000 and 5,000 cloud to ground strikes that morning across Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. PECO Energy and Pennsylvania Power and Light reported 30,200 customers lost power because of the lightning strikes in the northwest Philadelphia suburbs. There were 3,600 outages within Chester County and 2,600 outages within neighboring Delaware County. |
| year | 1,998 |
Provenance
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Storage: spine