A lightning strike took the lives of a mother and her 2-year-old daughter in Margate, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, according to the city's Police Department.

The department says it received a 911 call around 2:30 p.m., and when they arrived on the scene, they found 31-year-old Kenya Glasgow and her daughter lying on a sidewalk. Officers, along with responders from Margate Fire Rescue, began performing CPR. The mother and child were then rushed to separate hospitals but died shortly after arriving.

In a news release, the Margate Police Department expressed its "deepest condolences to the victims' family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time."

The incident has left the neighborhood in shock, with residents telling local news outlets that shortly before the tragedy they heard thunder and lightning that made their homes shake.

The National Weather Service office in Miami had issued a Special Weather Statement in the area Sunday afternoon. Margate is about 10 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.

A radar image from around the time of the 911 call captured the lightning strikes in the city.

Get More of Our News on Google

Set The Weather Company as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value.

The National Lightning Safety Council says this is the 12th lightning death this year in the United States. Four of those deaths happened in Florida.

(MORE: Debunking lightning myths that could get you struck)