Lightning in Coconino County, Arizona

Lightning September 13, 2015 · Coconino County, Arizona

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man was struck by lightning while hiking the South Kaibab Trail near Ooh Aah Point (about mile down the trail from the Rim). Paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.

The wider storm

Lightning struck and killed a man while he was hiking below the South Rim of The Grand Canyon.

Began near Phantom Ranch (36.0612, -112.0867).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 601505. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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