Florida, 2000

Lightning Strike in Florida, June 12, 2000

June 12, 2000 · NWS MLB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Orange

When
June 12, 11:15 AM EST
Where
Orange County, Orlando
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
28.514, -81.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 27 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while standing in a parking lot. Two people near him were injured.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Lightning, Orange2000-06-1227MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

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

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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: 5154575.