When lightning strikes
This map indicates the places where lightning touched down during the storms on July 22.
Lightning strikes illuminated the sky last Thursday night, and the map above illustrates where lightning hit the ground. According to the DNRC Dispatch Center in Kalispell, approximately 270 lightning strikes touched ground in and around the Lake County borders, with about 200 touching land inside the county. Of those 200, approximately 11 of those strikes were positive strikes, meaning they are more likely to start a fire.