Lightning — Muscatine, Iowa

2015-05-04 · near Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa

Event narrative

The Muscatine County Emergency Manager reported a male, age 36, was struck by lightning and killed while riding a horse. Another male, age 25, was injured. The horse was also killed.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front produced areas of thunderstorms with large hail up to the size of quarters and frequent lightning. One person was killed and another injured by lightning in Muscatine County. Heavy rain also was common.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 571426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.