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14 Injured by Lightning at Mustang Park; North Texas Braces for More Severe Storms

Forecasters predict large hail, damaging winds, a low tornado risk for Dallas-Fort Worth this afternoon.

Vehicle damaged by a lightning stirk at Mustang park on Lake Benbrook, on June 1, 2025. Credit: Cresson Volunteer Fire Department
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Fourteen people were under a canopy that was hit by lightning during a severe thunderstorm on Sunday evening, June 1, at Mustang Park in North Texas.

Overview

  • On June 1, fourteen people were struck by lightning under a canopy at Mustang Park in Lake Benbrook during a severe thunderstorm.
  • Two victims were hospitalized as a precaution, and the other twelve were evaluated or treated onsite by Cresson Volunteer Fire Department personnel.
  • Baseball-sized hail pummeled parts of Tarrant County and North Texas during the storm, causing property and vehicle damage.
  • A separate lightning strike Sunday night near Hudson Oaks severely injured one person about a mile east on Circle Court, according to the National Weather Service.
  • The National Weather Service has forecast additional storm chances across Dallas-Fort Worth every day this week except Monday.