Lightning, Bowman
- When
- August 1, 11:10 PM MST
- Where
- Bowman County, 6 mi SW of Bowman
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
100 acres destoryed by fire caused by lightning
Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 1, 1998
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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.
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 224 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:12 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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- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 1, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 1, 1998
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: 5661563.