There were 29 lightning fatalities in 2008 Lightning deaths occurred in 19 states.
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| No. | Date | Day | State | City | Age | Sex | Location | Activity | Victim |
| 1 | 1/11 | Fri | SC | Aiken | 56 | F | Outside, near building | Taking a break from work | Brenda F. Baker |
| 2 | 2/5 | Tue | OH | Lewisville | 60 | M | Open Field | Tending cows | Neil Christman |
| 3 | 5/22 | Thu | AR | Little Rock | 17 | M | Under tree | Standing outside house | Wendell Piggee |
| 4 | 5/24 | Sat | KS | Vassar | 20 | M | Under trees | Camping | Nathan Sullivan |
| 5 | 6/7 | Sat | CT | Madison | 23 | M | Pavilion | Seeking shelter from rain | Mauricio Bugatti |
| 6 | 6/11 | Wed | IA | Curlew | 20 | M | In yard at home | Galen Smith | |
| 7 | 6/14 | Sat | PA | Tobyhanna | 17 | M | Lake | Swimming | Thomas Golden, Jr |
| 8 | 6/15 | Sun | FL | Bristol | 6 | F | Under Tree | Camping | Faith Pristine Jackson |
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9
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6/20
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Fri
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MA
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Haverhill
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47
|
M
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Under trees | Hiking in park | Ralph Potter |
| 10 | 6/21 | Sat | FL | Choctaw Beach | 21 | M | In boat on bay | Fishing | Lucas Alford |
| 11 | 6/21 | Sat | FL | Choctaw Beach | 17 | M | In boat on bay | Fishing | Logan Alford |
| 12 | 6/23 | Mon | FL | Arcadia | ? | M | Under tree | Clipping tree | ? |
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13
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6/24
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Tue
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RI
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Bristol
|
42
|
M
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On jetty | Fishing | Edgardo Torres |
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14
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6/26
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Thu
|
OH
|
Collins
|
51
|
F
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In yard | Under tree walking | Debra Meltzer |
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15
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7/3
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Thu
|
CO
|
Westcliffe
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16
|
M
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Outside open | Riding bicycle | Landon Dillard |
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16
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7/5
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Sat
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SC
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Columbia
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19
|
M
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On lake | Riding jetski | Korey Moore |
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17
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7/6
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Sun
|
VA |
Virginia Beach
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23
|
F
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On beach | Jogging | Stephanie Dawn Kirpes |
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18
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7/7
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Mon
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WI
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Watertown |
16
|
M
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Family farm | Ben Richter | |
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19
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7/7
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Mon
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NC
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Lea Island |
16
|
M
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Under beach house | Boating-fishing/taking shelter | Lucian Ellis |
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20
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7/13
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Sun
|
MS
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Centreville |
38
|
M
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Under tree | Talking with others | Keefer Haynes |
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21
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7/13
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Sun
|
FL
|
Pensacola Beach |
25
|
M
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Near Water | Seeking shelter from storm, had been on boat | (not available) |
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22
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7/15
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Tue
|
TX
|
Grand Prairie |
22
|
M
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Open/near lake | Camping, packing vehicle to leave | Dexter Leonard |
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23
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7/18
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Fri
|
ME
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Standish |
22
|
M
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Outside house | Retrieving eye glasses | Anthony Clarke |
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24
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7/18
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Fri
|
ME
|
Standish |
28
|
F
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Outside house | Retrieving eye glasses | Krysta Bearor |
|
25
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7/24
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Thu
|
CO
|
Fort Collins |
35
|
M
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Under trees | John Szlemko | |
|
26
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7/24 | Thu | CO | Fort Collins | 33 | M | Under Trees | Marc Vernon Richard | |
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27
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7/27
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Sun
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NJ
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Sandy Hook |
38
|
M
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On beach | Pablo Garcia | |
| 28 | 7/28 | Mon | CO | Creede | 23 | M | Open mountain ridge | Shepherd riding mule | ? |
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29
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9/14
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Sun
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MO
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LaDue |
49
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F
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Outside house, under tree | Tree branch struck by lightning fell on her | Joan Dankner |
2008 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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AR
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1
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Male | 23 (79%) | 0- 9 | 1 ( 3%) | Sun | 6 (21%) | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | NORMAL* | |
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CO
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4
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Female | 6 (21%) | 10-19 | 7 (24%) | Mon | 3 (14%) | Jan |
1
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0
|
1
|
0
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CT
|
1
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20-29 | 10 (34%) | Tue | 3 (10%) | Feb |
1
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0
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0
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0
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FL
|
5
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30-39 | 4 (14%) | Wed | 1 ( 3%) | Mar |
0
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1
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0
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0
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IA
|
1
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40-49 | 3 ( 10%) | Thu | 5 (17%) | Apr |
0
|
1
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3
|
2
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KS
|
1
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50-59 | 2 ( 7%) | Fri | 4 (14%) | May |
2
|
5
|
5
|
7
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MA
|
1
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60-69 | 1 ( 3%) | Sat | 6 (21%) | Jun |
10
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14
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10
|
14
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ME
|
2
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70-79 | 0 ( 0%) | Jul |
14
|
10
|
16
|
18
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MO
|
1
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80-89 | 0 ( 0%) | Aug |
-
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9
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7
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13
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MS
|
1
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unknown | 2 ( 7%) | Sep |
1
|
5
|
4
|
6
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NC
|
1
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Oct |
-
|
2
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2
|
1
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NJ
|
1
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Nov |
-
|
0
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0
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0
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OH
|
2
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Dec |
-
|
0
|
0
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0
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PA
|
1
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Year |
29*
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47
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48
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62
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RI
|
1
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SC
|
2
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TX
|
1
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VA
|
1
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WI
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1
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| Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | * - Known Fatalities to date | |||||||||||
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30 year average of 58 deaths per year (1978-2007) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with December 1961 plane crash fatalities
