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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Plains; Hazardous Heat in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms will be possible across the northern/central Plains through Tuesday afternoon and from the central Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. Storms may produce large hail and damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, hazardous heat persists across the South and Southeast. Read More >

 

Colorado Lightning Casualty Studies:

Welcome to the Colorado Lightning Casualty Studies webpage of the Colorado Lightning Resource page. Research on lightning casualties which have occurred in Colorado can be found below. NOTE: These papers/posters were presented at scientific meetings or were published in scientific journals. 


Meteorological case studies of lightning strike victims in Colorado (2015)

Meteorological Analysis of the Rocky Mountain National Park Lightning Fatalities of 11 and 12 July 2014 (2014)

Meteorological case studies of lightning strike victims in Colorado (2012)

Meteorological case studies of lightning strike victims in Colorado - an update (2008)

Meteorological case studies of lightning strkie victims in Colorado (2006)

A small updraft producing a fatal lightning flash (American Meteorological Society; 2004)