Lightning, Orange
- When
- February 10, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Orange County, Orange
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 30.121, -93.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Texas, February 10, 1998
A freak lightning strike hit a truck on Interstate 10. The engine was damaged, and the driver was shocked by the electricity.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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 LCH wrote it up.
A freak lightning strike hit a truck on Interstate 10. The engine was damaged, and the driver was shocked by the electricity. He said the charge entered his body through the accelerator, and exited his body through his elbow. He complained of tingles and severe headaches, and his elbow had a red spot.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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More
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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: 5635476.