Lightning, Marion
- When
- June 27, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Florida, June 27, 1996
Lightning started a roof fire at the top of a mobile home. The fire burnt down and it was determed that the resident died of smoke inhalation.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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 JAX wrote it up.
Lightning started a roof fire at the top of a mobile home. The fire burnt down and it was determed that the resident died of smoke inhalation.
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Marion | 1996-06-27 | 38 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 27, 1996
- Hail in Montana, June 27, 1996
- Hail in Montana, June 27, 1996
- Hail in Colorado, June 27, 1996
- Hail in Montana, June 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Montana, June 27, 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: 5553296.