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LightningLarimer, Colorado

July 21, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
Area
Larimer

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning killed a 35-yr old man and seriously injured his wife and young daughter. The family was hiking near the Gore Range Overlook along Trail Ridge Road when the thunderstorm developed, at an elevation of 11,700 feet.

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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.

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