In 2014, there were 26 lightning fatalities: 6 in Florida, 3 in Wisconsin,
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No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
|
1 |
5/9 |
Fri |
TX |
Nacogdoches |
60 |
M |
Back yard near tree |
|
Hank Wiederhold |
|
2 |
5/14 |
Wed |
FL |
Seminole |
40 |
M |
Construction site |
Closing car windows |
Agustin Navarrete-Guerrero |
|
3 |
5/14 |
Wed |
FL |
Plant City |
71 |
M |
Edge of lake |
Fishing |
Larry Webb |
|
4 |
5/22 |
Thu |
NM |
Cimarron |
44 |
M |
Highway |
Riding motorcycle |
Thomas Coburn Wartell |
|
5 |
5/29 |
Thu |
FL |
Pompono Beach |
55 |
M |
Rooftop |
Roofing car dealership |
Robert Elliott |
|
6 |
6/13 |
Fri |
FL |
Milton |
71 |
M |
Blueberry patch |
Picking blueberries |
James Donald McDaniel |
|
7 |
6/18 |
Wed |
MI |
Pittsfield |
32 |
M |
In park under tree |
|
Dustin Flodin |
|
8 |
6/30 |
Mon |
WI |
Janesville |
63 |
M |
Roadway |
Fixing windshield wiper |
Gaylin E. Edwards |
|
9 |
7/1 |
Tue |
AR |
Etowah |
16 |
M |
Under a tree |
Walking to house |
Steven Sheppherd |
|
10 |
7/11 |
Fri |
CO |
Rocky Mtn NP |
42 |
F |
Exposed hiking trail |
Hiking |
Rebecca R. Teilhet |
|
11 |
7/11 |
Fri |
MS |
Quitman |
23 |
F |
Family property |
Horseback riding |
Shannon Mosley |
|
12 |
7/11 |
Fri |
GA |
Dawsonville |
48 |
F |
Back yard |
Trimming hedges |
Mary Jo Fortune Kinney |
|
13 |
7/12 |
Sat |
CO |
Rocky Mtn NP |
52 |
M |
Overlook parking area |
Sightseeing |
Gregory Cardwell |
|
14 |
7/16 |
Wed |
FL |
Sarasota County |
39 |
M |
Roof |
Roofing |
Hermenegildo Diaz Zambrano |
|
15 |
7/22 |
Tue |
FL |
Fort Myers Beach |
41 |
M |
Beach |
Walking |
Scott Wilcox |
|
16 |
7/27 |
Sun |
CA |
Venice Beach |
20 |
M |
Beach |
Swimming |
Nick Fagnano |
|
17 |
7/30 |
Wed |
AZ |
Sonoita |
17 |
M |
Desert |
Walking |
Fernan Cortez Aguilar |
|
18 |
8/2 |
Sun |
WI |
Morgan |
27 |
M |
In tree |
Building tree house |
Brad Cox |
|
19 |
8/2 |
Sun |
WI |
Morgan |
31 |
M |
Under a tree |
Building tree house |
Christopher Wold |
|
20 |
8/14 |
Thu |
AZ |
Sells |
27 |
M |
School yard |
Maintenance work |
Dane C.J. Manuel |
|
21 |
8/20 |
Wed |
MO |
Fulton |
18 |
M |
Driveway |
Retrieving book |
Jackson Whelpley |
|
22 |
8/31 |
Sun |
PA |
Lancaster |
8 |
M |
Open Field near creek |
Had been swimming |
Ephraim Stoltzfus |
|
23 |
9/6 |
Sat |
MA |
Ipswich |
61 |
F |
Beach |
Walking |
Marguerite Tomany |
|
24 |
9/6 |
Sat |
MA |
Ipswich |
69 |
F |
Beach |
Walking |
Marianne Povell Mellnick |
|
25 |
9/7 |
Sun |
GA |
Lowndes County |
57 |
M |
Under pole barn |
Sheltering in storm |
Larry Dasher |
|
26 |
10/28 |
Tue |
AR |
Danville |
33 |
M |
Under tree |
|
Jerry Harris |
2014 Lightning Fatality Demographics |
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State
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Gender
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Age
|
Day Of Week
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By Month
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| AR | 2 | M |
21 (81%) |
0-9 | 1 (4%) | Sun | 5 (19%) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
09
|
08
|
07
|
06
|
Norm*
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| AZ | 2 | F | 5 (19%) | 10-19 | 3 (12%) | Mon | 1 (4%) | Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| CA | 1 | 20-29 | 4 (15%) | Tue | 3 (12%) | Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| CO | 2 | 30-39 | 4 (15%) | Wed | 6 (23%) | Mar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
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| FL | 6 | 40-49 | 5 (19%) | Thu | 3 (12%) | Apr | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1
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0
|
1
|
3
|
2
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| GA | 2 | 50-59 | 3 (12%) | Fri | 5 (19%) | May | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
6
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| MA | 2 | 60-69 | 4 (15%) | Sat | 3 (12%) | Jun | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
12
|
10
|
14
|
10
|
11
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| MI | 1 | 70-79 | 2 (8%) | Jul | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
11
|
14
|
10
|
16
|
15
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| MO | 1 | 80-89 | 0 (0%) | Aug | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
3
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0
|
9
|
7
|
11
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| MS | 1 | Sep | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
4
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
5
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| NM | 1 | Oct | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
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| PA | 1 | Nov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| TX | 1 | Dec | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| WI | 3 | Year | 26* | 23 | 29 | 26 | 29 |
35
|
29
|
47
|
48
|
51
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| Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | * Known Fatalities to date | |||||||||||||||||
