Lightning, Delaware
- When
- September 14, 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware County, Lansdowne
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -75.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, September 14, 2000
Lightning struck the roof of an apartment building in Lansdowne. The ensuing fire engulfed the roof of the building.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 PHI wrote it up.
Lightning struck the roof of an apartment building in Lansdowne. The ensuing fire engulfed the roof of the building. Several residents were evacuated and found places to stay with friends and relatives. No serious injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, September 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 14, 2000
- Dust Storm in Arizona, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, September 14 to 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 14, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 14, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, September 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, September 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: 5156764.