Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Broward
Event narrative (NOAA)
Broadcast media reported that a 16-year-old boy was killed by lightning after being struck while riding a bicycle in the 600 block of SW 67th Avenue in Pembroke Pines during a thunderstorm. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Time is approximate and is based on the timing of a severe thunderstorm that was affecting the area at the time, as well as from National Lightning Detection Network data showing several cloud-to-ground strikes in close proximity.
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.