Overview
- A doorbell camera recorded a lightning bolt striking and igniting vegetation near a Florida home while a mother stepped from her car.
- Homeowner Jessika Gonzalez said she felt sparks, ran into the garage with her children, and reported no injuries or major damage to the house.
- The strike started a small fire in the neighbor’s yard that was visible on the video but did not spread to the residence.
- The Weather Prediction Center warned of heavy localized rainfall, with forecasts of up to 7 inches in parts of the Tampa Bay area and a meteorologist saying totals could reach about 10 inches over seven days, raising urban flooding concerns.
- The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two Atlantic disturbances with low short‑term threat and a roughly 20% longer‑term chance of development while issuing coastal alerts for parts of the Southeast.