Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Colorado "Day By Day" Lightning Casualty Statistics - 2020 - 2029

Welcome to the Colorado "Day By Day" Lightning Casualty Statistics page, Lightning Casualty Statistics section of the Colorado Lightning Resource Page. This page lists "day by day" lightning casualty statistics in text format for the entire state of Colorado from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The date, time, location (county), gender, age and a brief description are listed for each lightning casualty. Data compiled from STORM DATA plus other sources. For official data, please contact the National Centers for Environmental Information.

2020

6 June 2020. 5:37 MST (6:37 MDT). La Plata County. A 65-year-old woman was killed and her friend was injured when struck by lightning while walking in the 200 block of Silver Queen South in the Edgemont subdivision. The lightning bolt first struck a tree and moved laterally to strike the woman.

17 July 2020. 14:45 MST (15:45 MDT). Gunnison County. Three individuals camping near Gunnison Colorado were affected by a lightning flash as a thunderstorms passed through. One 15 year old male was hospitalized.

2021

31 August 2021. 2 pm mst (3 pm MDT). Archuleta County, 2 Firefighters injured. More Info

2022

No injuries or fatalities were reported in the state of Colorado.

2023

No injuries or fatalities were reported in the state of Colorado.

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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

NWS Pueblo Lightning page 2020-2029 stats