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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | FRANKLIN |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 06/18/2011 16:30:00 EST-5 |
| End Date | 06/18/2011 16:30:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 10.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Thunderstorm complexes moved southeast from Kentucky into Tennessee. Outflow boundaries from these complexes moved eastward into Virginia and touched of showers and storms. Some of these storms increased to severe levels and produced damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| Event Narrative | Lightning struck a 75 year old, 6 foot diameter, 80 foot tall oak tree in the 700 block of East Court Street in Rocky Mount. Portions of the tree, up to five feet long, were shattered off the tree and blown up to 30 feet away. The lightning strike also caused electrical damage to wiring leading into the residence on the property, and an electric fence around part of the property was damaged. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 118.70K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PATRICK CO. | PATRICK CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 15:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 90.00K | 0.00K |
| FRANKLIN CO. | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 16:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| ROANOKE CO. | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 16:12 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.70K | 0.00K |
| ROANOKE CO. | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 16:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| FRANKLIN CO. | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 16:17 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| FRANKLIN CO. | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 16:30 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| CAMPBELL CO. | CAMPBELL CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 17:33 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| LYNCHBURG (C) CO. | LYNCHBURG (C) CO. | VA | 06/18/2011 | 17:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.30K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 118.70K | 0.00K |
