In 2013, there were 23 lightning fatalities in 14 states:
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No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
| 1 | 4/23 | Tue | MO | Pomona | 57 | F | In yard under trees | Connie Lou Wake | |
| 2 | 5/10 | Fri | LA | Lake Charles | 41 | M | In boat on lake | Fishing | Cleve Manard |
| 3 | 5/21 | Tue | TX | Lufkin | 32 | F | Outside restaurant | Standing | Meshell Foxworth |
| 4 | 5/26 | Sun | IL | Shelbyville | 29 | M | In boat on river | Fishing | Jonathon D. Olisio |
| 5 | 5/28 | Tue | FL | Belleair | 51 | F | On beach | Walking | Phyllis Kalinowski |
| 6 | 5/30 | Thu | IL | Downers Grove | 17 | F | In park | Jennie Dizon | |
| 7 | 6/8 | Sat | FL | Lake Okeechobee | 57 | M | In boat on lake | Fishing | Aaron E. Singleton |
| 8 | 6/26 | Wed | FL | Naples | 35 | M | Scaffolding | Climbing down | Robert Wiley |
| 9 | 7/1 | Mon | CA | Dardanelle | 66 | F | Campground | Camping | Christine Ann Adrian |
| 10 | 7/7 | Sun | NY | Ancram | 26 | M | Under tree by lake | Standing, parking lot | Daniel Quirk |
| 11 | 7/19 | Fri | AZ | Navajo County | 54 | M | Edge of reservoir | Walking | Frank Marin |
| 12 | 7/22 | Mon | GA | Bainbridge | 21 | M | Road | Near farm job | Mauselio Gomes |
| 13 | 7/23 | Tue | AZ | Fredonia | 30 | M | Scenic Overview | Tourism/honeymoon | Aram Kawewong |
| 14 | 7/23 | Tue | AZ | Fredonia | 30 | F | Scenic Overview | Tourism/honeymoon | Ratchaya Tantranon |
| 15 | 8/21 | Wed | KY | Madison County | 25 | M | In barn | Hanging tobacco | Scotty Elam, Jr. |
| 16 | 8/21 | Wed | KY | Madison County | 29 | M | In barn | Hanging tobacco | Bobby Lee Maggard |
| 17 | 8/25 | Sun | OR | Madras | 50 | M | Under tree | Just off motorcycle | Bret Hemenway |
| 18 | 8/26 | Mon | MN | Sturgeon Lake | 53 | M | Near tree | Headed to vehicle | Michael McGee |
| 19 | 9/1 | Sun | SC | Union | 50 | M | Under tree | Working on truck | Steven Bucknell |
| 20 | 9/2 | Mon | FL | Miami | 31 | M | Under tractor trailer | Power washing | Andres Telles |
| 21 | 9/5 | Thu | TX |
San Antonio |
8 |
M |
Backyard |
Playing |
Mohammad Algargaz |
| 22 | 9/19 | Thu | IN | Gary | 28 | M | On billboard | Working | Angelo Santucci |
| 23 | 9/20 | Fri | AZ | Big Lake | 30 | M | In canoe | Fishing | Drew Pearson |
2013 Lightning Fatality Demographics |
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State
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Gender
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Age
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Day Of Week
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By Month
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| AZ | 4 | M | 17 (74%) | 0-9 | 1 (4%) | Sun | 4 (17%) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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| CA | 1 | F | 6 (26%) | 10-19 | 1 (4%) | Mon | 4 (17%) | Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1
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0
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1
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0
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| FL | 4 | 20-29 | 6 (26%) | Tue | 5 (22%) | Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| GA | 1 | 30-39 | 6 (26%) | Wed | 3 (13%) | Mar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| IL | 2 | 40-49 | 1 (4%) | Thu | 3 (13%) | Apr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| IN | 1 | 50-59 | 7 (30%) | Fri | 3 (13%) | May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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5
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6
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| KY | 2 | 60-69 | 1 (4%) | Sat | 1 (4%) | Jun | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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11
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| LA | 1 | 70-79 | 0 (0%) | Jul | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
11
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10
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16
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16
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| MN | 1 | 80-89 | 0 (0%) | Aug | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
3
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0
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9
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7
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11
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| MO | 1 | Sep | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
4
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1
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5
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4
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5
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| NY | 1 | Oct | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1
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0
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2
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2
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1
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| OR | 1 | Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
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0
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0
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0
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| SC | 1 | Dec | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
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0
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0
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0
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| TX | 2 | Year | 23 | 29 | 26 | 29 |
35
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29
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47
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48
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53
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| Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | * - Known Fatalities to date **Unknown |
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