Lightning — Park, Colorado

2018-07-27 · near Lake George, Park, Colorado

Event narrative

A couple received minor injuries when lightning struck near their truck and they were preparing to leave the campsite. Both suffered minor burns.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 798437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.