Texas, 1999

Lightning Strike in Texas, October 7, 1999

October 7, 1999 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms across the south-central Texas panhandle produced lightning which injured a teenage boy during the early evening hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
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 AMA wrote it up.

Thunderstorms across the south-central Texas panhandle produced lightning which injured a teenage boy during the early evening hours.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.

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1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Randall

When
October 7, 4:03 PM CST
Where
Randall County, 11 mi NE of Canyon
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fourteen-year old boy was critically injured in the Lake Tanglewood area after being struck by lightning.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5717727.