Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Palm Beach
Event narrative (NOAA)
Multiple media outlets reported that 2 men were working in a wooded area when a tree near them was struck by lightning sending the current into them. They both were then transported to local area hospitals where one man was deceased and the other survived his injuries.
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.