Reporter claims the radar system was OTS due to a lightning strike.

Attributes
ACN	338927
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ggg
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 3 flight time total : 90
ASRS Report	338927
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At approximately XA38 pm the radar at GGG was hit by lightning or had a severe power surge due to a lightning strike. At XG00 pm the radar was still OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS THE RADAR SYS WAS OTS DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA38 PM THE RADAR AT GGG WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING OR HAD A SEVERE PWR SURGE DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE. AT XG00 PM THE RADAR WAS STILL OTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.