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Lightning Facts & Figures
Deaths due to weather/weather related phenomena in Florida: 1959 - 1993 (from Storm Data) Total number of people killed/injured by lightning in Florida between the years 1959 and 2007 Average number of people killed/injured by lightning in the United States in the years 1995 - 2004 Top 10 States with most lightning casualties Lightning deaths per state (map) Top 10 States with most lightning fatalities Average number of people killed/injured in Florida East Central Florida Lightning Casualty Statistics 1959 - 2007 Number of thunderstorm days in the central Florida area Approximate number of lightning strikes in Brevard county, Florida per month
Total number of lightning casualties in Florida between the years 1959 and 2007:
Average number of lightning casualties nationwide between the years 1995 and 2007:
Top 10 States with most lightning casualties (deaths + injuries), 1959 - 2004.
From - Lightning fatalities, injuries and damage reports in the United States, 1959 - 1994, by B. Curran and R. Holle.Updated 1995 - 2004 by Matt Bragaw
Casualties (Deaths + Injuries) per state (click for full-sized)
Top 10 States with most fatalities, 1959 - 2007.
From - Lightning fatalities, injuries and damage reports in the United States, 1959 - 1994, by B. Curran and R. Holle.
Based on the above numbers, the odds are about 1 in 5 that you will be killed if struck by lightning.
East Central Florida Lightning Casualty Statistics 1959 - 2007:
Number of thunderstorm days in the central Florida area:
Approximate number of lightning strikes in Brevard county, Florida per month:
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