Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Welcome to the Lightning Casualty Graphs section of the Colorado Lightning Resource Page. This page shows several charts and graphs of lighting casualties in the state of Colorado since 1980. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the charts.

Updated through 2023.

The chart above shows the lightning casualties (injuries and fatalities) by gender since 1980.

The chart above shows the number of people injured or killed by lightning in Colorado since 1980. NOTE: there were no reported lightning injuries or fatalities during 2022 or 2023 in the state of Colorado.

The chart above shows the lightning injuries and fatalities by month since 1980.

The chart above shows the day of the week when lightng casualties occurred in Colorado. Data since 1980.

The chart above shows the time when lightning casualties occurred in the state of Colorado. Data since 1980.

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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Colorado Lightning Resource Page - Lightning Graphs