Lightning in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lightning August 9, 1998 · Wagoner County, Oklahoma
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 58-year old woman was killed by lightning at Sequoyah Bay State Park while fishing.
The wider storm
Summary of events for August 9 1998:Numerous thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma on Sunday morning, August 9, in response to the lift provided by a north-south warm front and an upper level low over southeast Missouri. Out of the numerous thunderstorms, there were widely scattered severe thunderstorms. One severe thunderstorm moved east through southern Wagoner and northern Muskogee County between 700 and 800 AM. This storm also produced a lightning death at Sequoyah Bay State Park after 800 AM. Further north, a train of strong to severe thunderstorms moved south out of Kansas and across Craig County, producing a report of severe winds in northwestern Craig County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5665461. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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