Lightning, Collin
- When
- May 19, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a home and started a fire that resulted in considerable damage.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 19, 1997
3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:54 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 19, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Collin
- When
- May 19, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 33.020, -96.720
Large limbs were blown down and roofs were damaged by strong winds.
Flash Flood, Collin
- When
- May 19, 6:15 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cars were stranded in flood waters.
Flash Flood, Collin
- When
- May 19, 7:02 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Streets were flooded and a few homes received minor flooding from high water.
Flash Flood, Collin
- When
- May 19, 7:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Collin County, Plano
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly 5.00 inches of rain fell in the area and caused flooding.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in California, May 19, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in California, May 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in Mississippi, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 19 to 31, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 1997
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: 5598850, 5598851, 5598852, 5598853, 5598955, 5598956.