A lightning strike hit a Newcastle police car during storms in Oklahoma, prompting officials to warn residents about lightning safety.

A police cruiser was hit by a strike of lightning in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Screengrab from the Newcastle Emergency Management's Facebook post. Surveillance video at the New Castle Police Department in Oklahoma caught an unexpected surprise during severe weather. On May 19, a lightning strike hit a police cruiser in the department’s parking lot.

A lightning bolt struck a police cruiser in Oklahoma during a severe storm Monday night, a moment captured on surveillance video.