Lightning in Kootenai County, Idaho

Lightning August 10, 2013 · Kootenai County, Idaho

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A bolt of lightning started a home on fire on Good Hope Road in Althol, ID. The homeowner got out safely but the fire, fueled by natural gas in the home, destroyed everything inside.

The wider storm

Heavy thunderstorms moved through portions of the Northern Idaho Panhandle during the early morning hours of August 10th. At approximately 0100 PST, lightning struck a house in Althol, ID starting the home on fire. A lightning bolt also hit a nearby tree killing a doe and her fawn.

Began near Belmont (47.9309, -116.6124).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 472093. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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