Lightning in Navajo County, Arizona
Lightning September 20, 2009 · Navajo County, Arizona
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Four motorcyclist stopped on the shoulder of a roadway because of the heavy rain. One of them hid in a near by culvert. While stopped, lightning hit the ground near the three cyclists knocking them on the ground. All three were air lifted to hospitals. The woman had badly burned feet. One man was very disoriented. The third man was unconscious. The current had entered his feet and exited his head in three places. He died two days later in the hospital.
The wider storm
A lightning bolt hit the ground near three people that had stopped riding their motorcycles because of the heavy rain.
Began near Clay Spgs (34.3600, -110.2900).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 201360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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