California, 2005

Lightning Strike in California, October 24, 2005

October 24, 2005 · NWS HNX · 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
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.

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Fresno

When
October 24, 8:27 PM PST
Where
Fresno County, (Fat) Air Terminal
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.758, -119.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local thunderstorm activity resulted in lightning in and around the Fresno Air Terminal during the evening of the 24th.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479189.