Lightning — Broadwater, Montana
2007-05-18 · near Townsend, Broadwater, Montana
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
Man fishing alone in boat on southern Canyon Ferry Resevoir, on east shore across from Silos, struck and killed by lightning around 320 pm MDT.
Wider weather episode
Scattered thunderstorms developed over the area associated with a cold front. Lightning associated with one of the storms killed a man who was in a boat fishing on Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 22377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.