Lightning, New Jersey
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Another day of scattered thunderstorms is expected for the tri-state area Thursday, though the threat is diminished from a day ago, when an isolated cell turned deadly in New Jersey. Any storms that may develop are not expected to be as damaging as the ones that triggered flash flooding across the New York City metro earlier this week,
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A 10-year-old Cub Scout is “still in shock” after he was literally knocked out of his socks by the deadly lightning strike at a New Jersey archery range on
The odds of being struck by lightning is less than one in a million in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But people have died from lightning strikes in New Jersey before. In June 2024, a Manchester man was killed in Seaside Park.
David Robinson, New Jersey’s state climatologist, said Wednesday’s lightning strike that killed one person and injured 14 others was a rare occurrence. The strike at the Black Knights Bow Benders Archery Range in Jackson killed Robert Montgomery, 61 of Cinnaminson, and injured over a dozen Cub Scouts, one as young as 7.
Two people were killed in New Jersey during flash flooding as severe storms lashed the New York City area on Monday night into Tuesday, submerging cars and flooding subway stations.
A 28-year-old New Jersey man who was struck by lightning while playing in a golf tournament in his home state died earlier this week. Simon John Mariani was competing in an Iron Man golf event at Ballyowen Golf Course in Hamburg,