Friday's severe weather left a trail of impacts across the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County. Video sent to the WPTV newsroom from Sebastian showed a large waterspout passing over the Indian River Lagoon Friday afternoon. In Port St. Lucie, WPTV weather spotters captured video of heavy rain moving through the area.
Merry Moore O'Rourke said her rain gauge caught over 3 inches. Moore O'Rourke described the sudden change in conditions, saying it got black, the wind started raging and the sky lit up like she had not seen.
Severe weather stretched to Okeechobee County, where fire rescue crews airlifted a man to the hospital after he was struck by lightning. Port St. Lucie also saw significant lightning activity. Lucie County Fire District said crews contained a brush fire near the 1900 block of Castinet Lane after reports that a lightning strike ignited vegetation in a nearby lot.
At the 900 block of Bellevue Avenue, fire crews responded to an evening house fire. Lucie County Fire District said it cannot confirm the cause, as the fire marshal's office still needs to investigate. Moore O'Rourke said the storms were radical and a little scary.