Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
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Area
Clay
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three people working for Red Stag Contracting were struck by a lightning strike along Iris Street in Middleburg while working on a roof. All victims were transported to Orange Park Medical Center. One victim, a 35 year old male, was struck directly and went into cardiac arrest. He was revived via CPR on scene and was later transferred to the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He remained in a coma until his passing on 6/9/2020, at 15:45 EDT.
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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.