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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — A least one person has been hospitalized by the severe weather that’s been sweeping across the Panhandle Thursday.

Lightning proved to be dangerous Thursday morning when a tourist was struck at Panama City Beach.

Panama City Beach Police (PCBPD) said a 33-year-old man from Naperville, Ill. was walking on the Russell-Fields Pier at about 11:50 a.m, that’s when he was hit by a bolt of lightning.

Several witnesses told us what they saw as the incident unfolded.

“The guys, the two guys come walking down the pier. And we seen the lightning hit a little bit behind them,” Ethan Brown said. “And about 5 seconds after that, one of them got struck. And you could just see them kind of scatter, you know, and there was a big scene out here. He was completely unconscious. And they were doing a lot of work on him. They transported him to the hospital. I’m not sure.”

When PCBPD arrived, a bystander was performing CPR. Paramedics took the victim to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay with serious injuries. The victim’s condition is still unknown.

A previous version of our story is below:

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Severe weather caused damage, hail and sent at least one person to the hospital Thursday.

Panama City Beach Police responded after a person was struck by lightning at Russell Fields Pier near Pier Park. The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m.

It came in the midst of a tornado warning in the same area and a strong storm. Meanwhile, a viewer sent in a video of golf ball-sized hail coming down at Back Beach Road and State 79. Also, another viewer called to say hail was coming down at her home in Southport.

If you have video of severe weather in our area and wish to share please email us at news@wmbb.com.