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Lightning — Virginia Beach (C), Virginia

July 30, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Virginia Beach (C)

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning struck and killed a man doing yardwork near a tree in the Great Neck Point section of Virginia Beach. Witnesses said there was no rain falling in the area at the time, and described the bolt as coming out of clear skies.

Other notable lightning events in Virginia

Fauquier · August 30, 20012 killedCulpeper · April 4, 19991 killedFalls Church (C) · August 7, 20001 killedHenry · July 16, 19971 killedNorfolk (C) · August 11, 20011 killedRockingham · July 14, 19961 killed

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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