A thunderstorm moved across Anne Arundel County, producing brief heavy rainfall and frequent cloud to ground lightning. In Annapolis, a tree hit by lighting fell onto a home, causing minor damage.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A thunderstorm moved across Anne Arundel County, producing brief heavy rainfall and frequent cloud to ground lightning. In Annapolis, a tree hit by lighting fell onto a home, causing minor damage. Another tree was downed by lightning across a yard in Arnold around 9:10 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree downed onto home after being hit by lightning
Tree downed after being hit by lighting
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