Lightning, Snohomish
- When
- September 15, 1:30 PM PST
- Where
- Snohomish County, Marysville
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 48.046, -121.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Washington, September 15, 1996
14 year old Michael Allen Trumble was struck by lightning while standing under a tree, next to his dirt bike.
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
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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 SEW wrote it up.
14 year old Michael Allen Trumble was struck by lightning while standing under a tree, next to his dirt bike.
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 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, Snohomish | 1996-09-25 | 14 | Male | Under Tree | 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Flood in North Carolina, September 15 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 15, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 15, 1996
- Dust Devil in California, September 15, 1996
More
Every storm in Washington in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, September 1996
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: 5565037.