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May 27, 2024 · DENVER — A lightning strike killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle over the weekend, officials said Sunday. Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his cattle from a trailer when he was struck...
May 27, 2024 · According to the National Lightning Safety Council, there are five ways you can be struck by lightning: Direct Strike. A person struck directly by lightning becomes a part of the main lightning...
May 27, 2024 · Since 1980, 101 people have been killed and 488 injured by lightning in Colorado, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The last time lightning killed a person in Colorado was in...
May 29, 2024 · According to officials, it happened in the Woodlands, where a 35-year-old man was hit by a lightning strike. And in Willis, two adults and a teen were also shocked by a down power line.
May 25, 2024 · The odds that one will be struck by lightning in the U.S. during one’s lifetime are 1 in 15,300. On average, 270 people in the U.S. are struck per year, and only about 10 percent of that number die from the event. Around the world, approximately 2,000 people are struck by lightning every year.
May 26, 2024 · Lightning strike facts: Odds of becoming a lightning victim (based on averages for 2014-2023): Estimated U.S. population as of 2024: 336,000,000; Average number of deaths reported: 21
May 29, 2024 · A Jackson County rancher killed by a lightning strike Saturday is a grave sign that lightning season in Colorado is underway. Mike Morgan, 51, was killed near Rand when lightning struck while he and other family members were feeding cattle. The bolt killed Morgan and 34 head of cattle nearby. It was only the second lightning death in Jackson ...
