Lightning, Montgomery
- When
- May 25, 7:45 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Montgomeryville
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1998
Thunderstorms with frequent lightning caused property damage to at least four homes in Montgomery County during the morning of May 25th. By far the worst damage occurred to a home in Montgomery Township.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $128,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Thunderstorms with frequent lightning caused property damage to at least four homes in Montgomery County during the morning of May 25th. By far the worst damage occurred to a home in Montgomery Township. Lightning struck the house's chimney and started a fire in the attic. There was fire and water damage to the house's attic and second floor. The family was away for the weekend. Damage was estimated at $125,000. In Hatfield Borough, a lightning strike damaged the dryer in one home and melted a hole in the gutter of a second home. In Worcester Township, lightning toppled the chimney of a two story home. Some of its masonry came down into the flue and into the family room. Other lightning strikes were reported in Cheltenham, East Greenville and Lower Providence Townships with little reported damage. About 1,700 homes lost power due to lightning strikes throughout Montgomery County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Montgomery
- When
- May 25, 7:45 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Hatfield
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -75.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Montgomery
- When
- May 25, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Worcester
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -75.367 (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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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: 5660100, 5660101, 5660102.