Lightning — Benton, Missouri
2011-08-05 · near Warsaw, Benton, Missouri
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A person was struck by lightning and killed while standing on a courtesy dock helping pull a boat out of the water.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 334960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.