1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a pine tree on wooded lot near the 1500 block of Alameda Drive. The bolt traveled down the tree, into the ground and struck a Florida Water Services water main, which caused it to erupt and send thousands of gallons of water rushing west on Alameda street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2000
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