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LightningDuval, Florida

August 20, 2015 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Duval

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning struck a tree, which then struck a moving vehicle along Jammes Road at the intersection of Turknett Road. The driver was killed due to the falling tree. The car then drove into the ditch.

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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.

Lightning — Duval, Florida, August 20, 2015 | DisasterAtlasUSA