1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Denver radar (KFTG), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Two men were struck by lightning while climbing just below the summit of Mount Evans. The lightning hit a boulder that had taken shelter under, then struck them. One man suffered second degree burns to his left arm, the other suffered burns to his legs, arms and back.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, July 2000
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: 5154808.