Lightning in Pulaski County, Missouri

Lightning July 30, 2011 · Pulaski County, Missouri

Death

Injuries

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small group was canoeing on the Gasconade River. As storms approached they left the river and took shelter under a tree. Lightning struck the three, killing one on site.

The wider storm

A weak cool front that became stationary across the Ozarks and southeastern Kansas interacted with a very unstable airmass. Isolated strong to severe pulse storms occurred across the Ozarks which produced isolated wind damage.

Began near Laquey (37.7500, -92.4000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 334801. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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