Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Bay
Event narrative (NOAA)
WJHG-TV reported that two people were struck by lightning on Shell Island near Panama City. A 42 year old father was carrying his 14 year old stepson when the strike occurred. The father was killed on the spot, and the teen later died at a Pensacola hospital.
Other notable lightning events in Florida
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.