4 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 8:45 AM EST, 3 hours earlier.
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
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:46 UTC.
4 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Five baggage handlers were struck by lightning while loading an aircraft at Sanford International Airport. Four were hospitalized.
Three men were struck by lightning on a golf course in Melbourne. None were injured.
Lightning started a fire that damaged a condominium in Orlando.
Lightning started a fire that damaged an apartment in Winter Park.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2002
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: 5302891, 5302892, 5302893, 5302894.