SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -— A tree fell on a home in Zephyrhills, north of Tampa on Monday, killing one person inside, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. A separate lightning strike in Dade City left one person critically injured and sent a second to the hospital as a precaution the same day.
Zephyrhills tree fall
The tree struck a residence approximately four miles east-southeast of Wesley Chapel in Pasco County, killing one person inside. No additional details about the victim or the circumstances of the incident were immediately available.
A late afternoon thunderstorm blows over a tree in Pasco County on Monday killing one in a home(WWSB)Dade City lightning strike
In Dade City, a lightning strike left one person critically injured. That person was transported to the hospital. A second person who was standing nearby was also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, officials said.
The lightning strike occurred approximately one mile north-northeast of Saint Leo in Pasco County.
The lightning strike occurred just before 5 p.m. Monday evening(WWSB)
No additional details about the victims or the exact location of the strike were immediately available.
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