Florida, 2001

Lightning Strike in Florida, August 14, 2001

August 14, 2001 · NWS EYW · 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 Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Monroe

When
August 14, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Islamorada
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Female injured by lightning during a thunderstorm. She was touching a stainless steel counter of the restaurant she worked at when she was struck. She worked at the Islamorada Fish Company.

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: 5262238.