Lightning in Lavaca County, Texas

Lightning December 26, 2024 · 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

A thunderstorm produced lightning that caused an oil field tank battery to catch fire near Sweet Home.

The wider storm

An upper-level shortwave trough moved across Texas, and a warm front moved through South-Central Texas from the south. Thunderstorms developed along this front. Lightning caused an oil field tank battery to catch fire.

Began near Mont (29.3565, -97.0279).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1224979. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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