Florida, 1998

Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 1998

June 29, 1998 · NWS MLB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
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.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:56 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Lake

When
June 29, 4:55 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Howey in the Hills
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
28.762, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man and a woman were injured when lightning struck the truck they were loading. The man was holding the tailgate and the woman was standing by the door when lightning hit the truck. Both required brief hospitalisation.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5663574.