Lightning in Boone County, Missouri

Lightning June 17, 2009 · Boone County, Missouri

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck and killed a woman who was walking across an open field after fishing on one of the lakes at the Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area north of Columbia.

The wider storm

A large thunderstorm complex developed over central Missouri during the evening hours. Numerous reports of large hail were received.

Began near Browns (39.0750, -92.3084).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 183857. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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