Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Broward
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two boys who were swimming in a community pool, died when lightning struck nearby, shocking them unconscious and causing them to drown.
Other notable lightning events in Florida
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.