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LightningBig Horn, Montana

July 17, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Big Horn

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 13 year old girl was stuck and killed by lightning on the Tongue River Reservoir.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Lightning — Big Horn, Montana, July 17, 1999 | DisasterAtlasUSA