Lightning, Hidalgo
- When
- June 25, 11:05 AM CST to 11:06 AM CST
- Where
- Hidalgo County, Mission
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 26.397, -98.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Texas, June 25, 1996
Lightning struck three men eating lunch in the bed of a pickup.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.
Lightning struck three men eating lunch in the bed of a pickup.
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:07 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Hidalgo | 1996-06-25 | 46 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Montana, June 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 25, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25 to 28, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25 to 26, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25 to 27, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25 to 29, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25 to 30, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, June 25, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, June 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561260.