Lightning, Boone
- When
- July 4, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Boone County, 1 mi SE of Madrid
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.037, -93.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 4, 2000
Thunderstorms moved across Boone County during the morning of the 4th. Though no severe weather was reported, lightning struck a barn southeast of Madrid.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- 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 DMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved across Boone County during the morning of the 4th. Though no severe weather was reported, lightning struck a barn southeast of Madrid. The barn was set on fire and was a total loss. Damage was estimated at $8,000 to $10,000.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:12 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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- Hurricane in Guam, July 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 4, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 2000
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: 5152744.