Lightning in Benton County, Missouri

Lightning August 5, 2011 · Benton County, Missouri

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A person was struck by lightning and killed while standing on a courtesy dock helping pull a boat out of the water.

The wider storm

A weak cool front became stationary across central Missouri interacting with a very unstable airmass. Isolated strong to severe pulse storms occurred across the Ozarks which produced isolated wind damage.

Began near Warsaw (38.2660, -93.4204).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 334960. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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