Lightning — Travis, Texas
2016-09-25 · near Marshall Ford, Travis, Texas
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
The Travis County Sheriff's Office reported that a woman was struck and killed by lightning in northwestern Austin. She was found dead on a hiking trail off of River Place Blvd.
Wider weather episode
An upper level trough brought a surface frontal system through South Central Texas. Thunderstorms formed along a prefrontal trough and produced heavy rainfall early on the 25th. The cold front brought another round of heavy rain later on the 25th and into the 26th.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 656410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.