Lightning in Logan County, Kentucky
Lightning August 5, 2010 · Logan County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 16 year old Amish girl was struck in the head and killed by lightning while working in a field. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The wider storm
A surface cold front extended across Illinois into central Missouri early in the morning August 5. This moved into southern Indiana and into central Kentucky during the mid morning hours. This front interacted with warm humid air and moderate instability across central Kentucky to produce strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts. In addition, a lightning strike in south central Kentucky killed a teenager who was working in her family's fields.
Began near Danby (36.8545, -86.9503).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 258394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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