Lightning in Travis County, Texas

Lightning September 25, 2016 · Travis County, Texas

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Marshall Ford (30.3800, -97.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656410. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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