Lightning in Stephens County, Texas

Lightning February 14, 2026 · Stephens County, Texas

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Videos and articles from social and news media reported that a wind turbine south of Caddo was struck by lightning the morning of February 14th and caught on fire as a result. As per pictures, the shell at the top of the turbine was destroyed along with one of the blades.

The wider storm

A broken line of thunderstorms associated with an upper trough and Pacific cold front pushed through North and Central Texas on February 14. Storms were mostly below severe thresholds, but a few became strong enough to produce wind damage and isolated instances of flash flooding.

Began near La Casa (32.6376, -98.6772).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1316955. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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