TWO New York Yankees fans have been struck by lightning while leaving a baseball game in Florida.
The pair were hospitalized where they are in stable condition after the freak weather event on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.
The two who were struck, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 20s, were leaving a Yankees spring training game against the Atlanta Braves, WFLA reported.
The game ended after six innings due to the bad weather, and the lightning strike happened in the parking lot the stadium.
SEVERE STORMS
The strike comes after there was a severe storm warning issued in the south after weeks of destruction by natural disasters.
Apparently, more inclement weather is set to hit high risk areas in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi on Monday.
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The areas have already faced significant damage earlier this week.
Two people were killed and at least seven were injured due to storms in the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday.
States are still recovering from this severe weather while the threat of more winds, hail, tornadoes and flash flooding looms in the horizon of next week.
AccuWeather meteorologists predict "April to follow in March's footsteps as the table is set for another round of severe thunderstorms, including possible tornadoes, across the South next week."
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A tornado risk might be accompanied by a heightened flash flood danger.
AccuWeather officials said a dip in the jet stream across the center of the country is expected next week, and this will allow a storm to travel from the Northwest states to the southern Plains.
AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said: "All modes of severe weather could be possible at this point, from flooding downpours and hail to damaging winds and tornadoes."
The average number of tornadoes across the United States in the month of March is 75, spread across 21 states, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
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