Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Hillsborough
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 38 year old male was attempting to close the roof vent of a metal camper when lightning struck a nearby tree, approximately ten to fifteen feet from his location. The individual was struck by a sideflash of the lightning bolt at the onset of a thunderstorm (light rain just began) on Carroway Street, south of State Road 574 (MLK Blvd) in Tampa.
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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.