A fire believed to have been ignited by lightning during an early morning thunderstorm destroyed a Bovina home today, said Kelly Worthy, Warren County volunteer fire coordinator.

The blaze at the 520 Dogwood Lake Drive home of Don and Theresa Ainsworth was reported at 3:51, Worthy said. Crews from the Bovina and Culkin volunteer departments responded.

Two adults and a juvenile escaped without injury, Worthy said.

“The owner believes it was caused by a lightning strike, and all indications point that way, but it will be a while before we know for certain,” he said.

Firemen had the blaze under control by about 6:30 a.m., he said, with crews remaining on the scene until just before 9 a.m. to make sure hot spots did not rekindle.

The thunderstorm hit Warren County around 2:30 a.m., dumping just under an inch of rain at the city’s weather station at the water treatment plant over about two hours.

The storm was deemed responsible for two wrecks reported to Warren County emergency officials, though one of the wrecks actually occurred in Yazoo County, said Sheriff Martin Pace.

Minor injuries were reported in a single car wreck on Interstate 20 near the truck scales about 10 miles west of Vicksburg, and another single vehicle wreck on Mississippi 3 just north of the Warren-Yazoo county line. In both, the cars veered off the road, and deputies stood by to assist the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, said Pace.

Entergy spokesman Don Arnold said 86 customers on Bovina Cut-off Road lost power during the storm, but all were restored by 8 a.m.

Trees were reported down on Warriors Trail and Mount Alban Road, said Pace.

The National Weather Service was forecasting a 40 percent chance rain and thunderstorms to continue through Tuesday before clearing the way for sun during the rest of the week.

The Warren County storm early today came hours after several tornadoes were reported in the Mississippi Delta towns of Cleveland and Benoit.

Meteorologist Joanne Culin said spotters reported tornadoes in Bolivar County between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. She said meteorologists have received reports of trees toppling onto houses, as well as major damage to a subdivision north of Cleveland and to the city’s Walmart and Sears stores.

Tara Herrin of the Bolivar County emergency operations center said trees and power lines were downed and several houses and businesses were damaged. She said crews were assessing the damage but that there were no reported deaths or injuries.