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Last Updated: 10/5/2023. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

 

No. Date Day ST City/County Age Sex Location Activity
1 4/6 Thu VA Louisa County 73 M Lake Boating
2 4/15 Sat PA Chester County 48 M Roadway Driving car
3 4/16 Sun FL Brevard County 39 M On water Boating
4 5/15 Mon TX Valley Mills 34 M Driveway Walking home from bus stop
5 5/15 Mon TX Valley Mills 6 M Driveway Walking home from bus stop
6 5/22 Mon FL Deltona 24 M Rooftop Construction
7 6/21 Wed NE Garden City 24 M Open area On horse checking on cattle
8 7/24 Mon NY Lincoln 39 M Under tree Roofing
9 8/5 Mon OK Mayes Cnty teen F Creek Swimming
10 8/7 Mon AL Florence 28 M Parking lot Working
11 8/23 Wed FL Clearwater 73 F Sidewalk Walking
12 8/25 Fri KY Sherburne 39 M Sidewalk Walking
13 9/26 Tue FL Putnam Cnty 16 F Under tree Hunting


Lightning Fatalities 2023 by State

(Direct Fatalities Only)

Map showing lightning deaths by state for current year

Last Updated: 10/5/2023. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

State
Gender
Age*
Day Of Week*
By Month
FL 4 M 10 (77%) 0-9 1 (8%) Sun 1 (8%)   23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13
10 Yr Avg
PA 1 F 3 (23%) 10-19 2 (15%) Mon 5 (38%) Jan 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TX 2   20-29 3 (23%) Tue 1 (8%) Feb 0 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
NE 1   30-39 4 (31%) Wed 2 (15%) Mar 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
NY 1   40-49 1 (8%) Thu 1(8%) Apr 3 0 0 0
0
3
0
4
2
0
1
1
OK 1   50-59 0 (0%) Fri 1 (8%) May 3 0 0 4
1
2
2
1
4
5
5
2
AL 1   60-69 0 (0%) Sat 2 (15%) Jun 1 2 2 2 7
5
2
4
11
3
2
4
KY 1   70-79 2 (15%)     Jul 1 7 4 8 5
7
7
12
5
9
6
8
VA 1   80-89 0 (0%)     Aug 4 6 4 2 5
2
3
13
4
5
4
5
              Sep 1 4 1 1 3
2
2
3
2
3
5
2
              Oct - 0 0 0 0
1
 0
0
0
1
0
0
              Nov - 0 0
0
0
0
 0
0
 0
 0
0
0
              Dec - 0
0
0
0
 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
              Year 13 19 11 17 21
21
16
40
28
26
23
23**
*Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. ** Note: Data are considered preliminary. Refer to Storm Data for official data.

Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2013 to 2022. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average.

 

Lightning Fatality Chart by year and sec

Fatality statistics for past years