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Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)

BLADEN

79233 · 34.630, -78.620

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Event typeevent_typeLightning
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id79,233
Episode IDepisode_id14,095
Begin UTCbegin_utc2008-02-18T08:15:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2008-02-18T08:16:00+00:00
StatestateNORTH CAROLINA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameBLADEN
Latitudelat34.630
Longitudelon-78.620
End latitudeend_lat34.630
End longitudeend_lon-78.620
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property15.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeMid-level impulse embedded within strong southwest mid-level winds around 60 kt, coupled with south southeast low level flow surging dewpoints into the mid 60s, allowed upstream thunderstorms to reinvigorate, prompting the issuance of a Tornado Watch for southeast portions of North Carolina and northeast portions of South Carolina at 230 am EST. Mid-level lapse rates of 7 C/km aided in support of increasing instability for surface based storms. Bulk shear and low level speed shear were both ample for storms to organize with a risk for damaging wind gusts and possible tornadoes.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeGarage and mini-van struck by lightning. Lightning started a fire which took firefighters 20 minutes to extinguish.
Yearyear2,008

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BLADEN — Lightning Report (Storm Events) — TerraPulse