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LightningMiami-Dade, Florida

September 5, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Miami-Dade

Event narrative (NOAA)

A boater was standing in a 14-foot aluminum hull boat when a thunderstorm approached. The man was struck and killed. Two others were with him but in the water, and they were not injured.

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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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