Lightning, Pinellas
- When
- August 6, 4:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, Clearwater
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Florida, August 6, 1996
Several lightning strikes downed power lines across northern portions of Pinellas county and caused more than 25,000 residents to loose electrical service for more than two hours. Most of the power outages occurred from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Several lightning strikes downed power lines across northern portions of Pinellas county and caused more than 25,000 residents to loose electrical service for more than two hours. Most of the power outages occurred from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs.
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 6, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 6, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5571729.