Lightning — Travis, Texas

1996-04-05 · near Austin, Travis, Texas

Wider weather episode

Lightning struck a 51-year old visitor from Scotland as he was playing golf in the southeast part of Austin. He remainded in critical condition for nearly 2 weeks after the strike, and died on April 13th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5545384. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.