Lightning in Park County, Colorado
Lightning July 27, 2018 · Park County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A couple received minor injuries when lightning struck near their truck and they were preparing to leave the campsite. Both suffered minor burns.
The wider storm
Five tornadoes touched down, three of those produced damage on an EF-1 scale. South of Byers, a tornado took to roof off a manufactured home and partially destroyed an outbuilding. The tornado flipped a UPS truck end over end and injured the driver. The second tornado near Ponderosa Park uprooted several trees. The third tornado near Deer Trail tossed a cattle feeder approximately one-quarter of a mile, blew over some farm equipment and blew out the windows of a home. In addition to the tornadoes, severe thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball size, heavy rain along with some minor
flooding. Multiple power lines were downed and Eads experienced a power outage.
Began near Lake George (38.9293, -105.5200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 798437. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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