Park Place Nursing Home in Monroe Struck by Lightning

A sudden storm Friday afternoon had emergency personnel in Monroe scrambling.

According to Lt. Bill Owens, public information officer for Monroe Fire Department, crews were despatched to a fire at a Spruce Lane address at the same time as a call came in reporting a lightning strike at Park Place Nursing Home. Walton County Fire Rescue crews also responded, Owens confirmed.

"When crews arrived at Park Place there was nothing showing," Owens said, adding some moments later that the units were returning to service.

The fire at the Spruce Lane address was quickly knocked down, Owens said. He was not sure whether a lightning strike also was responsible for the fire at Spruce Lane. 

The following Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for the area for the next week. Patch readers can keep up with updated weather alerts here. 

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AMPLE MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE STATE WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN CAN LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR GREATER. WITH SATURATED SOILS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO DOWN TREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL MAY NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD...THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHWEST GEORGIA LOOKS TO SEE THE BEST CHANCES FOR THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT ACCUMULATING HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS MAY LEAD TO MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.