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LightningBroward, Florida

June 8, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

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.

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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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