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LightningPalm Beach, Florida

July 12, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Palm Beach

Event narrative (NOAA)

34 year old male struck by lightning shortly after getting out of his car at his residence on stoneway lane.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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