Lightning — Logan, Kentucky

2010-08-05 · near Danby, Logan, Kentucky

Direct deaths

Injuries

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 258394. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.