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WATCH: Southlake lightning strike sends tree bark flying

By FOX 4 Staff
Published  October 25, 2022 8:37am EDT
Texas
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WATCH: Lightning strike sends tree bark flying

No one was hurt when lightning hit a tree in Southlake, but the powerful strike sent pieces of bark flying everywhere.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas - A third round of heavy rain moved through North Texas Monday night.

Nothing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex turned severe, but there were some severe thunderstorm watches issued in the areas south of the metroplex and in parts of Central Texas.

MORE: Dallas Weather Forecast

A home security camera in Southlake got a great look at the powerful lightning that accompanied the storm.

Lightning struck a tree near FOX 4 viewer Molly Sandlin’s home. She said it sounded like an explosion.

The strike sent pieces of bark flying everywhere.

Thankfully, no one was hurt but the tree.

Forecast: Storms move out, winds whip through North Texas

FOX 4 Weather meteorologist Evan Andrews gives an update on the rainfall in North Texas. But he says the wind is the story of the day for the morning. Gusts could be 40-45 for a couple of hours before diminishing in the afternoon.