Lightning — Archer, Texas

2025-04-26 · near Lakeside City, Archer, Texas

Event narrative

Relayed social media images show a house fire caused by a suspected lightning strike. Event time is estimated.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) produced severe weather and flash flooding during the morning and afternoon of the 26th. A house fire in Archer County was reported to have been caused by a lightning strike during thunderstorms in the early afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.