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Lightning — Broward, Florida

July 20, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Broward

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 38-year-old Miami man died when lightning struck him as he was riding his ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the Everglades about 10 miles west of Highway 27 near the Broward/Palm Beach County line. His 16-year-old daughter was riding was him and was injured, although she survived the strike. The man and his daughter were headed back towards shelter several miles away as a thunderstorm approached the area, when the lightning struck the ATV.

Other notable lightning events in Florida

Charlotte · March 29, 20012 killedBroward · June 8, 20002 killedPolk · July 6, 19982 killedCollier · August 17, 19962 killedOrange · August 16, 19982 killedEscambia · September 8, 20012 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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