Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Lightning Damage of Watermelon

Lightning damage on watermelon.

Figure 1. Lightning damage on watermelon. Note wilt and other damage.

Lightning damage on watermelon.

Figure 2. Lightning damage on watermelon. Note approximately round area of damage. This photos was taken a few days after the strike occurred.

Lightning damage on watermelon.

Figure 3. Lightening damage on watermelon. Note wilt and leaf burn.

Lightning damage on watermelon.

Figure 4. Lightning damage on watermelon. Note wilt and leaf burn.

Lightning damage on watermelon.

Figure 5. Lightning damage on watermelon.

Lightning damage on weeds in watermelon plot.

Figure 6. Lightning damage on weeds in watermelon field.