In Colleyville, Texas, a lightning bolt that torched the top of a house was captured on the home security video of a neighbour. The lightning bolt’s ferocity was captured on the camera.
As part of a multiday severe weather danger that is concentrated over sections of Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, the lightning strike occurred on Monday just after one o’clock in the afternoon local time.
In the instant that the lightning bolt struck the house, smoke and flames could be seen streaming out of the structure simultaneously.
According to the City of Colleyville, the fire reached two alarms, and three persons were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. FOX Weather was informed of this information.
An online fundraising campaign claims that a lightning bolt struck on Monday close to the bedrooms of two children who were sleeping on the second story. As a result, the family has been forced to relocate.
An insurance research organisation known as the Insurance Information Institute came to the conclusion that lightning was responsible for more than one billion dollars in home insurance payouts in the year 2023.
In 2024, Texas experienced 40.4 million lightning strikes, which was more than the following three states combined, according to a research that was conducted not too long ago.
