Lightning, Liberty
- When
- July 25, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Liberty County, 2 mi E of Dorchester
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.807, -81.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 25, 2000
Two families from Richmond Hill in Bryan county were out boating when a strong thunderstorm developed suddenly. They took shelter under an eroded embankment, which was pierced by the roots of a large, isolated pine tree.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Two families from Richmond Hill in Bryan county were out boating when a strong thunderstorm developed suddenly. They took shelter under an eroded embankment, which was pierced by the roots of a large, isolated pine tree. The lightning struck the tree and traveled through the tree, down its roots and into the members of the two families. Everyone was knocked unconscious.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:10 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Liberty | 2000-07-27 | 40 | Female | Under Tree | Direct |
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.
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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: 5163754.