Lightning, Gadsden
- When
- June 29, 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Havana
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -84.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 1997
Three people working on a farm were headed for the shelter of their truck when a lightning bolt struck. The two survivors were knocked unconscious but recovered.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Three people working on a farm were headed for the shelter of their truck when a lightning bolt struck. The two survivors were knocked unconscious but recovered. Their friend and co-worker was apparently killed instantly by the strike.
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 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, Gadsden | 1997-06-29 | 40 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | 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 Flood and Hail in Texas, June 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, June 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 29, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, June 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, June 29, 1997
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 29, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 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: 5608396.