Lightning strike injures group in Texas as Plains, Midwest brace for more rounds of severe weather on Monday
The continued threat comes after powerful thunderstorms rolled across portions of Texas on Sunday, producing lightning that struck a canopy and injured people outdoors.
Severe storms threaten millions from Plains to Upper Midwest on Monday
A multiday severe weather threat continues on Monday with millions of people from the Plains to the Upper Midwest on alert. FOX Weather Meteorologists Craig Herrera and Michael Estime break down the latest forecast on June 2, 2025.
A multiday severe weather threat continues with millions of people from the Plains to the Upper Midwest bracing for powerful storms that could produce damaging wind gusts, large hail and even some tornadoes.
The continued threat comes after powerful thunderstorms rolled across portions of Texas on Sunday, producing lightning that struck a canopy and injured people outdoors at Mustang Park on Lake Benbrook who were under it at the time.
![This image shows a canopy impacted by a lightning strike in Texas on June 1, 2025.]()
Image 1 of 2This image shows a canopy impacted by a lightning strike in Texas on June 1, 2025. (Cresson Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook)
![This image shows a tree impacted by a lightning strike in Texas on June 1, 2025.]()
Image 2 of 2This image shows a tree impacted by a lightning strike in Texas on June 1, 2025. (Cresson Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook)
According to the Cresson Volunteer Fire Department, 14 people were under a canopy when thunderstorms moved across the area around 6:30 p.m. local time.
Officials said lightning struck the canopy, and two people needed to be brought to a local hospital as a precaution. The remaining 12 people were evaluated and treated at the scene.
In addition, a tree and a vehicle were also impacted by the lightning strike.
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NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has highlighted areas of the country from the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to the U.S.-Canada border in Minnesota where the threat of severe weather exists.
However, more than 2.6 million people from the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles to southwestern Minnesota have been placed in a Level 2 threat on the SPC’s 5-point severe thunderstorm risk scale.
This includes cities such as Amarillo in Texas, Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Sioux City in Iowa, Cheyenne in Wyoming and Grand Island in Nebraska.
Dallas, Kansas City threatened by storms on Tuesday
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Tuesday marks the third day of the ongoing severe weather threat, and the risk zone includes major cities such as Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas.
More than 14 million people from Texas to southwestern Wisconsin have been placed in a Level 2 out of 5 threat, including people in cities such as Fort Worth and Arlington in Texas, Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma and Kansas City in Missouri.
Cities like Dallas, Chicago and Milwaukee have been placed in a Level 1 out of 5 threat.
The main threats from storms that develop will be damaging wind gusts and hail, but tornadoes cannot be ruled out.