EXTREME WEATHER: More Signs Of Increasing Magnetic Polar Migration - Lightning Bolt Kills Man In Boynton Beach, Florida; And Lightning Kills 3 In Bangladesh!

April 16, 2016 - EARTH - A 23-year-old man died after he was struck by lightning in Boynton Beach Friday, as heavy storms rolled across Palm Beach County. Meanwhile, three people, including a local Jubo League leader, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during storm in Sadar and Lakhai upazilas in Habiganj, Bangladesh.

Lightning bolt kills man in Boynton Beach, Florida

The incident happened just before 6 p.m. while the man was standing under a tree in front of a house on the 200 block of North Palm Drive, police said.

The unidentified man was taken to Bethesda Medical Center, where he died, said Officer Jaclyn Smith, spokeswoman for the Boynton Beach Police Department.

Lightning kills 3 in Bangladesh

The deceased were identified as Ramjan Ali, 35, a resident of Paschim Bolla union in Lakhali upazila and also Jubo League president of the union, Shafiqul, 40, of Badirkara village of the same upazila and Abid Ali, 22, of Kashiar Abla village of Sadar upazila.

Sadar upazila health complex sources said a thunderbolt struck the trio while they were working in fields in their respective villages around 2:00pm, leaving them seriously injured.

Later, they were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared them dead.


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INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE: Plane Crash At Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge In Palm Beach County, Florida - Unknown How Many People Were On Board!

An aircraft crashed in the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge Monday.

March 2, 2015 - FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - A small plane crashed in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Palm Beach County Monday, officials said.

The single-engine plane went down just before 1 p.m. in a marsh area near Lee Road and State Road 7 in Boynton Beach, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.


PBCFR Tweeted at around 1:15 p.m. that a plane went down at that location, and that Palm Beach County Sheriff officials responded.

Footage showed firefighters at the scene spraying water on the wreckage. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials were also at the scene.

The FAA and NTSB have been notified, fire rescue officials said.

It's unknown how many people were on board. No further details were immediately available. - NBC Miami.

DELUGE: Historical Flooding Hits Florida - Nearly TWO FEET Of Rain In JUST 24 HOURS Hits Palm Beach County; 2 Dead; Meteorologists Are Stunned At The Rainfall Rate!

January 11, 2014 - UNITED STATES - A torrential downpour lashed Florida's Palm Beach County before dawn Friday, shuttering schools, flooding an interstate and causing at least two deaths.

Andre Francois wades through knee deep flood water in Boynton Beach, Fla., on Friday to get back to his house.
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More than 22 inches of rain fell on Boynton Beach over a 24-hour period, according to the National Weather Service. The Sun Sentinel newspaper said the most rain was around Interstate 95 and Gateway Boulevard, while between 12 and 18 inches fell over just a few hours in Lantana and Delray Beach.

"An incredible rainfall rate," said Robert Molleda, a meteorologist with the NWS. "There is no way we could forecast that much rain in that short a time."

Historical #flooding overview for #PalmBeachCounty through the overnight hours.
@NWSMiami

The first of the two deaths occurred just after 7 a.m. Friday in West Delray: Elsa Marquez, 56, steered her Toyota Rav 4 through a flooded intersection at Heritage Park and Via Flora into a lake, and her vehicle quickly sank.

Elsewhere in Delray Beach, a man died after drowning in a flooded ditch, according to NBC affiliate WPTV in West Palm Beach.

Several roads were closed and water gushed into homes and businesses, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. The rushing floodwater also forced the closure of Palm Beach County schools Friday, the Weather Channel reported. - NBC.