Florida may no longer hold the title of the nation’s lightning capital, according to a new report that ranks Oklahoma with ...

A lack of hurricanes and a parched wet season is one reason why Oklahoma closed in on Florida's lightning title but it's ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in years, Florida has lost a major weather status of lightning capital of the U.S. The ...

Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...

This story was updated to add a video. The lightning capital of the United States is living up to its name this summer. Over the weekend, Florida saw more than 25,000 lightning strikes in just 24 ...

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 four ...

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 ...

Florida is often referred to as the lightning capital of the United States, although other areas of the country receive more lightning strikes. Florida averages seven lightning deaths per year, which ...

Lightning activity surged to an eight-year high by the end of 2025, with new regional hot spots emerging as the new ...

APOPKA, Florida — One thing we don't get much of in Utah is lightning. Florida, though, that's another story. It's regarded as the "lightning capital" of the United States, given the frequency of ...