Texas, 1997Lightning Strike in Texas, November 28, 1997
November 28, 1997 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- 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.
Lightning, Smith
- When
- November 28, 11:14 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Tyler
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two men were transported to the hospital after being shocked by a lightning strike outside a Tyler store (The Christmas Store and Partly Place at 1910 Roseland Blvd, part of Bergfeld Center). Both men were treated and released at East Texas Medical Center. Neither man was seriously injured. Witnesses said they saw lightning "skipping around the parking lot" at the time of the incident.
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- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, November 28, 199721 injured · $30,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, November 28, 1997$120,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, November 28, 1997$15,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 28, 1997$18,000 · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 28 to 29, 19975 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, November 28, 1997$1,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kansas, November 28, 19971 event
- Hail in Texas, November 28, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kansas, November 28, 19971 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 28, 1997F0 · 1 event
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: 5622203.