Lightning, Henderson
- When
- February 12, 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Tuxedo
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in North Carolina, February 12, 2000
A lightning bolt from a morning thunderstorm struck a power line, then traveled into a two story home and ignited a blaze which completely destroyed the home and its contents.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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 GSP wrote it up.
A lightning bolt from a morning thunderstorm struck a power line, then traveled into a two story home and ignited a blaze which completely destroyed the home and its contents.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:08 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 12, 2000
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 12, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 12, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maryland, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Arizona, February 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 12, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 12, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2000
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: 5132586.