Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

Since 2006, more than 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

Lightning strike deaths increased in 2025 as 19 people were killed across the U.S. Men aged 20-39 were the most likely to be killed by lightning, according to the National Weather Service. Only three ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two men survived a lightning strike while hiking Mount Humphreys near Flagstaff Wednesday morning, but their journey to recovery may be just beginning, according to a lightning ...