Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
St. Lucie
Event narrative (NOAA)
St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported that a 41-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning at an outdoor construction site in Tradition, near Port Saint Lucie. The man was struck by lightning at approximately 1450LST and was quickly discovered by his coworkers to be unconscious. A coworker called 911 and emergency services transported the injured man to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
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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.