Lightning, Montgomery
- When
- July 15, 1:42 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Montgomery
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strikes in Alabama, July 15, 1997
Lightning was responsible for two house fires, one on Forest Park Drive and one on Eastern Oaks Court. Fires were brought under control fairly quickly though both structures sustained moderate damage according to fire officials.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BMX wrote it up.
Lightning was responsible for two house fires, one on Forest Park Drive and one on Eastern Oaks Court. Fires were brought under control fairly quickly though both structures sustained moderate damage according to fire officials.
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:39 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Montgomery
- When
- July 15, 2:44 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Montgomery
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5611594, 5611595.