Lightning in Smith County, Texas
Lightning June 10, 2009 · Smith County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two people driving an automobile got out of a truck when the vehicle drove over power lines that were downed from earlier in the evening. The two adults were electrocuted when the exited the burning vehicle.
The wider storm
A derecho developed across north central Texas into south central Oklahoma during the evening hours of June 10th and move east into the four state region. This complex of storms moved into an area with extreme instability and the result was widespread wind damage across much of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northwest Louisiana. Isolated tornadoes were also reported along the leading edge of the squall line as it moved into northeast Texas.
Began near Tyler (32.3500, -95.3000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 183188. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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