Lightning, Douglas
- When
- June 21, 12:00 PM MST to 1:22 PM MST
- Where
- Douglas County, Parker
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -104.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 21, 1996
Three homes were struck by lightning in Parker, southeast of Denver. Lightning struck the garage of the first home, a small fire developed which burned some siding and spread into the attic.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Three homes were struck by lightning in Parker, southeast of Denver. Lightning struck the garage of the first home, a small fire developed which burned some siding and spread into the attic. Another home sustained damage in the attic from a small fire while a third home was hit but received only minor damage. Lightning also sparked two small grassfires in the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Michigan, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flood in Iowa, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
- Tornado in Michigan, June 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561064.