Lightning in Laclede County, Missouri
Lightning October 8, 2009 · Laclede County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Lightning struck a cattle rancher as he was checking his cattle. The rancher and one calf were killed from the bolt.
The wider storm
Widespread heavy rainfall and flooding occurred across southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. The heavy rainfall was associated with several rounds of efficient rain producing stratiform events along a stalled warm front. Isolated convective elements embedded in the system and a few ahead of the system also produce some enhanced rainfall.
Began near Phillipsburg (37.5800, -92.8200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 201411. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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