Lightning, Miami-Dade
- When
- August 1, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Miami Lake
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
roofer on break under tree near job site.
Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 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, Miami-Dade | 1997-08-01 | 40 | Male | Under Tree | 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 1 to 17, 1997
- Wildfire and Heat in California, August 1 to 7, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, August 1 to 23, 1997
- Hurricane and Flooding in Guam, August 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, August 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, August 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 1997
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: 5619009.