Lightning — Collin, Texas

2025-11-20 · near Shepton, Collin, Texas

Event narrative

A public report indicated a house fire caused by lightning on Vermillion Drive in Plano, TX.

Wider weather episode

An active day of thunderstorms impacted much of North and Central Texas on November 20, triggered by the passage of a Pacific cold front and an upper trough. The day brought several instances of damaging winds, large hail, and flooding. Frequent cloud to ground lightning also took place, resulting in multiple house fires in the DFW Metroplex.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.