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Lightning in Brewster County, Texas

Lightning February 20, 2003 · Brewster County, Texas

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm which moved across the Chisos Basin of the Texas Big Bend resulted in a lightning fatality. A man who was hiking in the Chisos Mountains died when he was struck by lightning. The man was reported missing by his wife two days later, and National Park rangers located his body within a few hours of the report. An autopsy confirmed a lightning strike was the cause of death. The time of the event is estimated based on archived satellite and lightning data.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5341358. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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