| Event |
Lightning |
| State |
NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area |
SAN JUAN |
| WFO |
ABQ |
| Begin Date |
08/24/2009 16:07:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
S |
| Begin Location |
FLORA VISTA |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
36.73/-108.08 |
| End Date |
08/24/2009 16:07:00 MST-7 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
1/0 |
| Property Damage |
|
| Crop Damage |
|
| Episode Narrative |
Cloud to ground lightning from a thunderstorm between Farmington and Bloomfield struck a 24 year old man while he was on his horse, riding along a metal fence. |
| Event Narrative |
A 24 year old man was critically injured when he was struck by lightning while riding his horse along a metal fence. The horse was killed. The man's hat had a four inch hole in it from the lightning strike. |
