Lightning — Riley, Kansas

1999-08-11 · near Manhattan, Riley, Kansas

Event narrative

Eyewitnesses claimed a lightning bolt directly struck a 41 year old woman as she was on an early morning jog along a street in Manhattan. She never regained consciousness and died 16 days later at a local hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5712230. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.