COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS — A fast-developing thunderstorm lit up the skies across Collin County late Friday evening, producing an intense burst of lightning activity across several communities including McKinney, Frisco, Allen, and Prosper. Weather observers reported a large number of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes shortly after 8:30 PM as the storm continued pushing north toward Grayson County.
Radar and lightning tracking data show hundreds of strikes clustered across the central portion of Collin County, with the most concentrated activity occurring around McKinney and surrounding areas.
Lightning Activity Intensifies Across McKinney and Frisco
The storm produced a significant number of lightning strikes across Frisco, McKinney, and Allen, with lightning detection maps showing dense clusters of both red and yellow strike markers throughout the region.
The lightning activity was especially concentrated along the US-75 corridor and areas near McKinney and Prosper, where repeated cloud-to-ground strikes were observed over a short period of time…