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Lightning — Summit, Utah

July 19, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
—
Area
Summit

Event narrative (NOAA)

A mother and father were killed and their 3 children injured after being hit by lightning near Crystal Lake in the Uinta Mountains. The family had taken shelter from the thunderstorm under a tree when the lightning struck the tree.

Other notable lightning events in Utah

Tooele · August 23, 20002 killedSalt Lake · July 25, 20022 killedSalt Lake · July 10, 19981 killedGrand · May 29, 19991 killedSalt Lake · May 24, 20001 killedDuchesne · July 18, 19971 killed

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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