The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 846233
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
PALM BEACH
846233 · 26.657, -80.235
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 846,233 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 140,775 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2019-07-30T18:10:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2019-07-30T18:10:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | FLORIDA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | PALM BEACH |
| Latitudelat | 26.657 |
| Longitudelon | -80.235 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 26.657 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -80.235 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 5 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Broadcast Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Afternoon heating with cold temperatures aloft allowed for convection to develop across the east coast and move towards the interior in the afternoon and evening. These storms produced frequent lightning across the region. A thunderstorm developed over Wellington and caused injuries to multiple people who were outside during the storm. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Palm Beach Post reported 6 people, a woman and 5 men, were struck by lightning at the Shakerwood development off of Wellington Trace. This is west of the Mall at Wellington Green. The victims were working on the roof of a townhouse when the lightning struck. Two people, a 20-year-old woman and a man, were knocked off the roof by the lightning strike and were taken to a local hospital trauma center where the women was in critical condition. The woman died from her injuries on August 9th. ||Two others were taken to local hospitals and recovered, while the remaining two victims were treated at the scene and released. ||Based on lightning detection network data, the lightning strike was likely the first strike from a thunderstorm that developed very close to the location. |
| Yearyear | 2,019 |
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