Lightning — Tulare, California

2005-07-28 · near Mineral King, Tulare, California

Event narrative

Lightning struck a group of camping Boy Scouts at the 10,700 foot elevation of Sandy Meadow 4 miles west of Mt. Whitney on the John Muir Trail on the 28th. There were 9 individuals struck in a tent that had been erected as shelter from the thunderstorm with one immediate fatality and another critically injured that expired the next day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5466622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.