Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Boulder
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two hikers were struck by lightning on Bear Peak off the Bear Peak Trail. The male hiker sustained a direct lightning strike and died later at the hospitail. The female hike sustained minor injuries from an indirect strike.
Other notable lightning events in Colorado
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.