Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

Lightning Casualties across the United States
From Lightning Fatalities, Injuries and Damage Reports in the United States
1959-1994
By State

Alabama - 296
Alaska - NA
Arizona - 164
Arkansas - 355
California - 79
Colorado - 394
Connecticut - 88
Delaware - 42
Florida - 1523
Georgia - 410
Hawaii - NA
Idaho - 87
Illinois - 360
Indiana - 238
Iowa - 227
Kansas - 234
Kentucky - 278
Louisiana - 347
Maine - 126
Maryland - 250
Massachusetts - 355
Michigan - 732
Minnesota - 169
Mississippi - 295
Missouri - 176
Montana - 64
Nebraska - 111
Nevada - 18
New Hampshire - 76
New Jersey - 185
New Mexico - 249
New York- 577
North Carolina - 629
North Dakota - 35
Ohio- 545
Oklahoma - 331
Oregon - 26
Pennsylvania - 644
Rhode Island - 49
South Carolina - 306
South Dakota - 79
Tennessee - 473
Texas - 498
Utah - 116
Vermont - 30
Virginia - 235
Washington - 40
West Virginia - 108
Wisconsin - 241
Wyoming - 104