Lightning in Lake County, Colorado

Lightning July 4, 1998 · Lake County, Colorado

Injuries

$1K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

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 5662891. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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