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LightningBrevard, Florida

April 16, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
Area
Brevard

Event narrative (NOAA)

Broadcast media reported a 39 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while boating on the Indian River near US-1 and the Pineda Causeway. Another person on board was injured and taken to the hospital. Time estimated.

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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 — Brevard, Florida, April 16, 2023 | DisasterAtlasUSA