Lightning, Gilpin
- When
- September 18, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gilpin County, Gosik
- Coordinates
- 39.858, -105.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 18, 1996
Lightning struck a home in the midst of a snowstorm. The roof was burned but no injuries were reported.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Lightning struck a home in the midst of a snowstorm. The roof was burned but no injuries were reported. The time of the occurrence was approximated.
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.
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
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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: 5563420.