Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

Summertime in Florida is, for many Floridians, defined by long days at the beach, on the lake or splashing around in one of the state's many natural waterways. But there are dangers that come with ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida usually leads the nation in lightning strikes each year. In 2021, over 14 million lightning strikes were recorded in Florida. There was an average of 285 lightning events ...

In October 2017, lightning flashed across the sky in America’s heartland. But this wasn’t your average storm. The single, enormous bolt—known as a “megaflash”—stretched across multiple states, from ...

In the United States, there is an average of 22 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer ...

CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST WITH FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST MARQUISE MEDA. WE ARE TRACKING SOME SERIOUS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS. WE HAVE TWO STRONG STORMS RIGHT NOW THAT WE’RE MONITORING, ...

A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 was recognized Thursday as a new world record. The flash — dubbed a "megaflash," or a single ...