Lightning in Bosque County, Texas

Lightning May 15, 2023 · Bosque County, Texas

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A father and his son were struck by lightning walking home from the bus stop. The father died the same day but the son died weeks later, in June.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed near a cold front across portions of North and Central Texas. An isolated severe storm produced quarter size hail in Dallas County. Unfortunately, a dad and his son lost their lives due to a lighting strike in the Valley Mills area of Bosque County.

Began near West Womack Arpt (31.7791, -97.3809).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1101103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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