Lightning in Pima County, Arizona

Lightning August 14, 2014 · Pima County, Arizona

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Local law enforcement reported that a maintenance worker was struck by lightning while outside the middle school in Sells. The individual was flown to a Tucson area hospital and later succumbed to injuries sustained from the strike.

The wider storm

Upper level trough was positioned over the central U.S. with mid-level winds very weak suggesting slow storm movement. Deep moisture was still in place as precipitable water values ranged from 1.5 to 1.7 inches and surface dewpoints were solidly in the 60's. Another active thunderstorm day occurred with one fatality due to lightning.

Began near Sells (31.9200, -111.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 539420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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