4 Struck by Lightning Outside Arizona Elementary School
Police said all four adults were conscious and taken to hospitals after the lightning strike during the first round of storms.
- Four adults were struck by lightning on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at an El Mirage Elementary School bus drop-off near Thunderbird Road and El Mirage Road. El Mirage Police Department officials responded around 8:40 a.m.
- Fast-Moving storms traversing the West Valley caused the incident, with viewers reporting hail and heavy rain in Peoria, Sun City, and Buckeye. Officials issued First Alert Weather Days through Sunday due to high chances of thunderstorms.
- Carrie Thorpe, a librarian at El Mirage Library across the street, told Phoenix ABC News affiliate KNXV, "the thunder was so loud, it felt like the building shook." El Mirage Fire Captain Joseph Rivera reported one woman holding an umbrella felt electricity.
- All four adults remained conscious during transport to a hospital for treatment. According to FOX 10 KSAZ, no children were injured at the school bus drop-off location.
- Fire officials warned that additional severe weather is expected through early evening, with damaging winds and hail as main threats. Residents are advised to stay indoors during periods of high storm activity.
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A lightning strike near an elementary school in El Mirage sent four adults to the hospital Friday morning, underscoring the risks that can accompany fast-moving storms in the Phoenix area. The incident happened during an active weather day as storms moved across the Valley. Emergency crews were called to El Mirage Elementary School, near El […]
Four people were injured by lightning in Arizona. The incident occurred near an elementary school on Friday, but no children were injured. Heavy thunderstorms and downpours swept the state that day.
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