Lightning — Salt Lake, Utah

2002-07-25 · near Countywide, Salt Lake, Utah

Event narrative

One 28-year-old male and one 23-year-old female, a husband and wife, were struck and killed by lightning near the summit of Lone Peak in the Wasatch Mountain Range just southeast of Salt Lake City. The experienced climbers saw the storm coming and were moving toward a more sheltered location when they were struck. A third climber was stunned but not injured, and climbed down for help.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5324593. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.