Florida, 2000

Lightning Strike in Florida, June 13, 2000

June 13, 2000 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
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.

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1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Citrus

When
June 13, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Citrus County, Hernando
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck and injured four people, three men and a woman, at the Andres of Citrus Hills golf course in Hernando. The four struck by lightning had sought shelter beneath a covered golf bag rack 30 feet from the pro shop at the golf course. Two men who received the greatest injuries were knocked unconscious and had their hearts stopped by the lightning strike. All four victims were resuscitated with CPR. The female struck was thrown several feet by the force of the lightning bolt.

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: 5153915.