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820 views · Published 25 April 2013 · 6:55 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: SCOTT ENGLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE REPORTER- · 2013 · News & Politics

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With no warnings issued winds picked up late Sunday afternoon as trees started to fall. Almost fifteen minutes later the rains came along with some intensive ground lightning that many have not seen before. Several lightning bolts hit the ground and appeared to just stay there almost like it was frozen in motion for two to three seconds. One such bolt hit along SH 242 just west of the San Jacinto River bridge. Not just striking a tree but with enough energy that a driver pulling a fifth wheel travel trailer was stranded on the side of the road for a time when all the electronics in his vehicle quit working. Lights, gauges were completely out. He was not injured. The tree it struck fell into power line at a home next door to Darrell's Signs. Those wires then snapped the utility pole in two dropping the transformer to the ground and dropping a high voltage line completely across SH 242. When emergency units arrived the line was still arcing. Traffic had to be shut down a short time as motorists, not thinking about the dangers were driving over and under it. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office later opened traffic to one lane but deciding it still to dangerous closed SH 242 from Lexington to FM 1314 until just after 6 pm. Needham Fire Department and TXDOT assisted with traffic control. Entergy was finally able to get through traffic to the scene and close the power off to the area before cutting the line. They will need to close SH 242 again close to 9pm after the pole is replaced to restring the power cable across the road. A woman in Imperial Oaks subdivision was pulling her garage door down when lightning struck. She was not seriously injured and did not require hospitalization. South Montgomery County Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on Waterbend Cove at East Benders Landing in the Benders Landing Subdivision.. Chris Rickman was sitting watching television in an upstairs room of their one month old home when lightning struck the roof just opposite the wall he was sitting near. He said it sounded like a sonic boom and everything shook. The alarms then began to sound. He and his wife Emily immediately called 911 then got the cars out of the driveway and garage to make room for firefighters which were arriving within two minutes of the call. Both were very grateful for the fast response and the speed at which they contained the fire to one part of the home. As firefighters were fighting the fire another crew entered the other part of the home and began to cover furniture with salvage covers to prevent damage. Benders Landing was one of the groups which last year pushed for a sales tax to better staff and equip the fire department. Within one year since that has happened it showed today with the number of men, pieces of equipment and speed at which they responded. The fire which went to a second alarm brought more equipment and manpower in from Spring, The Woodlands , Central Montgomery County and Needham Fire Department. One Spring firefighter dislocated his shoulder when he fell down the stairs. He was treated at Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands and is in stable condition..

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