Lightning in Coconino County, Arizona

Lightning July 20, 2016 · Coconino County, Arizona

Death

Injuries

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three young men were struck by lightning within minutes of reaching the summit of Humphreys Peak (12,633 feet above mean sea level). Two of them men were injured and one died.

The wider storm

Increasing moisture brought scattered thunderstorms with heavy rain.

Began near Sunset Crater (35.3465, -111.6779).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 654635. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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