Lightning — Pima, Arizona

2005-05-28 · near Tucson, Pima, Arizona

Event narrative

The body of a 70-year-old man was found in a Cemetery in Tucson on Sunday, May 29, 2005. The man was killed by lightning on Saturday night while visiting a gravesite at the cemetery.

Wider weather episode

Moisture moving into Arizona from northern Mexico helped to generate thunderstorms across portions of Southeast Arizona throughout a 5 day period towards the end of the month of May. Severe storms developed along several boundaries that moved through Southeast Arizona throughout the 5 day time frame.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5446992. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.