Lightning in Boulder County, Colorado
Lightning July 14, 2019 · Boulder County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two hikers were struck by lightning on Bear Peak off the Bear Peak Trail. The male hiker sustained a direct lightning strike and died later at the hospitail. The female hike sustained minor injuries from an indirect strike.
The wider storm
A Denver man was killed and his wife injured after he was struck by lightning when the two were hiking near the Bear Peak West Ridge Trail. The man was likely hit from a direct lightning strike to his upper body. His wife was not directly hit, but injured by the electrical current from the strike that hit her husband.
Began near Eldorado Canyon State Park (39.9603, -105.2952).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 826570. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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