Lightning — Lake, Colorado

1998-07-04 · near Leadville, Lake, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Lightning struck a telephone junction box and traveled through the phone lines into two residences, destroying the phones and scorching the interior walls near the phones. One person in each residence was knocked down by the lightning strike, each receiving only very minor injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5662891. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.