Ohio, 2000

Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 24, 2000

June 24, 2000 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
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 Cleveland radar (KCLE), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Morrow

When
June 24, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Morrow County, Johnsville
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a 40 year old woman near the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course or about fives miles north of Johnsville. The woman was outside standing near a metal fence when the lightning struck. The woman sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.

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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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: 5154119.