Lightning strikes in the U.S. decreased by 17.7% in 2024 compared to 2023. Florida had the most lightning strikes per square mile in 2024, while Michigan had a relatively low number. Four lightning ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

2024 saw over 2 billion lightning events, with 73% occurring over land. Teague, Texas recorded the most lightning strikes, with over 1,900 events per square mile. Lightning disrupted airports like ...

On Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization certified the record for the longest single lightning bolt ever measured on Earth: a 515-mile long “megaflash” occurring over the southern United ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.