Lightning in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Lightning May 15, 2015 · Pemiscot County, Missouri

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree in Hayti City Park which then fell on a vehicle. The person inside the vehicle was killed.

The wider storm

A warm front pushed through the Missouri Bootheel during the morning hours with moist and unstable air spreading over the region. An upper level disturbance moving through triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon hours on May 15, 2015. Lightning near Hayti resulted in a fatality.

Began near Hayti (36.2421, -89.7481).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 572441. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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