Texas, 1998Lightning Strike in Texas, September 22, 1998
September 22, 1998 · NWS OUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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.
Lightning, Wichita
- When
- September 22, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Burkburnett
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck and killed a 6 year old horse, and knocked all the radios off the air at the police station.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22 to 23, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 22, 19981 injured · $11,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, September 22, 19984 events
- High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 199855 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 22, 19982 events
- Flood in Florida, September 22 to 30, 1998$1,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 22, 1998$4,000 · 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: 5671000.