Lightning in Apache County, Arizona

Lightning July 15, 2007 · Apache County, Arizona

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 21-year-old man from the town of Nazlini was watching a rain swollen waterfall from a metal bridge. He was struck by a lightning bolt while standing on the bridge. He was transported to a Phoenix hospital where he later died. Other individuals in the vicinity of the strike were knocked over by the shock wave but were not seriously injured.

The wider storm

Lightning stuck and killed a man from the town of Nazlini.

Began near Nazlini (35.8800, -109.4500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 55126. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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