Lightning in Calumet County, Wisconsin

Lightning June 21, 1997 · Calumet County, Wisconsin

Death

The wider storm

A 21 year old man was killed early in the morning when he was struck by lightning while taking a short work break from his job. He was observing the storm from the roof-top of his place of work when he was struck. He died instantly of electrocution.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5603570. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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