Lightning in Lavaca County, Texas

Lightning September 3, 2022 · Lavaca County, Texas

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Halletsville (29.4833, -96.9308).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1052173. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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