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Lightning — Coffey, Kansas

September 10, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Coffey

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Emporia Gazette reported that Patty Gilliam, a Spanish teacher from Emporia High School died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from injuries sustained from a lightning strike that occurred on Saturday September 10, 2011. She was riding her bicycle across John Redmond Dam when she was struck by lightning which was produced from passing thunderstorms. She was listed as 48 years old.

Other notable lightning events in Kansas

Sedgwick · June 4, 19962 killedRiley · August 11, 19991 killedEllis · November 22, 19991 killedShawnee · August 17, 20071 killedOsage · May 24, 20081 killedJefferson · April 25, 20091 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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