Lightning in Clear Creek County, Colorado

Lightning July 8, 2000 · Clear Creek County, Colorado

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two men were struck by lightning while climbing just below the summit of Mount Evans. The lightning hit a boulder that had taken shelter under, then struck them. One man suffered second degree burns to his left arm, the other suffered burns to his legs, arms and back.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5154808. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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