The Weather Channel's Chris Dolce listed the “Top 5 Lightning-Prone States” in an article featured on Weather.com (June 20, 2011). Chris' list is based on National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data.
Facts from Chris' article
- US cloud to ground strikes per year: 25 million
- Fatalities per year (30 year average): 57 (tie with tornadoes and more than hurricanes)
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Florida
"With an average of 1.45 million lightning strikes each year and 25.3 strikes per square mile, Florida is the lightning capital of the United States."
- Chris Dolce
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Louisianna
20.3 strikes/square mile (942,128 strikes/year)
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Mississippi
18.0 strikes/square mile (856,384 strikes/year)
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Alabama
15.9 strikes/square mile (824,171 strikes/year)
- South Carolina & Oklahoma (tied) 14.6 strikes/square mile (451,841 and 1,017,989 strikes/year respectively)
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