Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Volusia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Local broadcast media relayed reports that a 27-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by lightning on Middlebury Loop in New Smyrna Beach. The victim was doing lawn maintenance when lightning struck a nearby tree, and the lightning jumped to the victim. First responders performed CPR and revived the unresponsive victim at the scene. The man was transported to Halifax Medical Center where he later died from 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.