Lightning — Teton, Wyoming

2019-07-03 · near (jac)jackson Hole Ar, Teton, Wyoming

Event narrative

A man was struck by lightning in the parking lot of the Jackson Hole airport. The man survived but suffered a broken nose and jaw as well as three broken ribs.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front across Wyoming served as the focus for another round of severe thunderstorms across central Wyoming. The strongest storm developed over the lee of the Bighorn Mountains and become severe as it moved into the southern portion of the county. Up to golf ball size hail fell near Sussex. Another strong storm brought penny size hail near Thermopolis in Hot Springs County. At the Jackson Hole airport, a man was struck by lightning in the parking lot.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 835086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.