Lightning — Fannin, Texas

2025-08-12 · near Ravenna, Fannin, Texas

Event narrative

Emergency management officials reported a lightning strike on a house in Ravenna, resulting in a minor fire. Additionally, three other lightning strikes were reported, causing small grass fires in the Ector and Ladonia areas.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough situated over Texas and the Southern Plains created a series of showers and storms across North Texas during the overnight hours of August 11th into August 12th, and again on the morning of August 13th. Significant rainfall from a few of these storms resulted in localized flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290253. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.