Lightning — Lavaca, Texas

2022-09-03 · near Halletsville, Lavaca, Texas

$250K

Property damage

Event narrative

Lightning struck a storage tank battery and semi-truck tractor trailer starting a fire approximately one mile north of Hallettsville on Hwy 77.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level trough moved over a moist conditionally unstable airmass. Thunderstorms developed along the seabreeze early in the day and moved inland to Lavaca County. Lightning from one of these storms started a fire at a storage tank battery. Later in the day a surface trough generated thunderstorms over the central part of the area. Some of these storms produced locally heavy rain that led to minor flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052173. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.