Lightning — Carbon, Wyoming

1998-08-10 · near Arlington, Carbon, Wyoming

Event narrative

A woman was killed by a lightning bolt while hiking in the Snowy Range. A friend that was hiking with her was injured. The two were trying to get to lower levels of the mountains after spotting the storm, but the storm caught them in the open.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5660496. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.