Lightning, Bernalillo
- When
- August 14, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Bernalillo County, Albuquerque
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.051, -106.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 14, 1996
A man, 32, was struck and immediately killed by lightning during a dry thunderstorm over the Northeast Heights section of Albuquerque.
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
- 1
- 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 ABQ wrote it up.
A man, 32, was struck and immediately killed by lightning during a dry thunderstorm over the Northeast Heights section of Albuquerque.
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:27 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Bernalillo | 1996-08-14 | 32 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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.
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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: 5568332.