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LightningPalm Beach, Florida

August 9, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Palm Beach

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 51-year-old man was killed by lightning as he walked from his car to his mailbox outside his home. It was raining moderately at the time.

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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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