PLANO, Texas — A lightning strike that hit a Plano home last week left extensive damage and forced longtime homeowners Tom and Linda Murphy out of the house they’ve lived in off and on for almost 30 years.
The strike occurred early Friday morning, startling the couple awake around 7:00 a.m. There were more than 900 lightning strikes in a short period that Friday.
“One of them [lightning strikes] sounded like it was right here, and we realized it was right here. I’ve never heard anything quite that loud or destructive,” said Tom…