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LightningPinellas, Florida

August 23, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Pinellas

Event narrative (NOAA)

The body of a 73-year-old woman was discovered on a sidewalk at the Bayside Gardens IV condominiums along Gulf Boulevard on Sand Key in Clearwater after being struck by lightning.

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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 — Pinellas, Florida, August 23, 2023 | DisasterAtlasUSA