The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 161218
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
ANCHORAGE MUNI TO BIRD CREEK
161218 · 61.260, -149.505
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 161,218 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 27,467 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-05-27T02:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-05-27T02:30:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ALASKA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | ANCHORAGE MUNI TO BIRD CREEK |
| Latitudelat | 61.260 |
| Longitudelon | -149.505 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 61.260 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -149.505 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 2 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Newspaper |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Thunderstorms along the Chugach Mountains occurred the late afternoon and evening of May 26th. Two hikers were struck by lightning in Arctic Valley. One hiker was able to hike out the other required rescue from the Anchorage Fire Department. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Two hikers observed the building storm and decided to hike up to the ridge to storm watch. At around 630 PM AKDT lightning struck near them knocking the man and women unconscious. Upon waking up the male companion was 15 feet from his female companion. They called emergency services to facilitate the rescue of the female as she was unable to walk out on her own. The male was able to walk out. His shoes appeared melted and he suffered a cut on his forehead. The female was taken to the hospital. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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