Lightning in Park County, Wyoming
Lightning June 20, 2010 · Park County, Wyoming
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A developing thunderstorm produced a single bolt of lightning that killed a 70-year-old man during a camping and fishing trip to Upper Sunshine Reservoir southwest of Meeteetse. The man and his son went to shore to avoid the developing storm. The man was struck when he attempted to gain better cell phone reception from a hill. Bystanders and emergency responders performed CPR but to no avail.
The wider storm
Lightning struck and killed a man southwest of Meeteetse.
Began near Pitchfork (44.0550, -109.0493).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 227030. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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