Lightning in Coffey County, Kansas
Lightning September 10, 2011 · Coffey County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Emporia Gazette reported that Patty Gilliam, a Spanish teacher from Emporia High School died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from injuries sustained from a lightning strike that occurred on Saturday September 10, 2011. She was riding her bicycle across John Redmond Dam when she was struck by lightning which was produced from passing thunderstorms. She was listed as 48 years old.
The wider storm
A resident of New Strawn was riding her bicycle on John Redmond Dam when she was struck by lightning which was produced by passing thunderstorms. She was struck by the lightning on Saturday, September 10 2011, and passed away on Wednesday, September 14 2011 at a hospital in Topeka at the age of 48.
Began near Burlington Arpt (38.2393, -95.7604).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 333107. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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