Lightning Strike in Utah, May 4, 1999

Name: Lightning Strike in Utah, May 4, 1999
Start: 1999-05-04T12:00
End: 1999-05-04T12:00
Location: Utah

May 4, 1999 · NWS SLC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
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 Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Weber

When: May 4, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Weber County, South Ogden
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.270, -111.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A UTA bus driver was waiting outside his bus for passengers in South Ogden when it started to rain. As he put up his umbrella a nearby bolt of lightning glanced his umbrella and shot down through his right arm He felt a burning sensation in his body and after driving a mile he decided to get medical attention. His injuries turned out to be very minor for this lucky man.

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

Every storm in Utah in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Utah, May 1999

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: 5686914.