Lightning, Marion
- When
- June 26, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two homes were struck and one car.
Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 26, 1997
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 26, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 29.180, -82.130
Large trees were blown down. One house was damaged.
Flash Flood, Marion
- When
- June 26, 3:10 PM EST to 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Ocala
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous streets were closed do to flooding. A few roads in eastern portion of the county were also closed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Colorado, June 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 26, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 26, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Hail in Florida, June 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1997
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: 5605906, 5605809, 5605808.