Lightning in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Lightning August 18, 1997 · Cimarron County, Oklahoma
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Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A man was riding a horse at Black Mesa StatePark around Lake Carl Etling and were struck by lightning.Both the man and the horse were killed instantly.
The wider storm
Thunderstorm over the far western Oklahoma Panhandle produced deadly lightning during the early evening hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5615823. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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