2019 Lightning Safety Fatalities
| No. |
Date |
Day |
State |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim Name |
| 1 |
5/3 |
Fri |
TX |
Junction |
48 |
M |
-- |
Camping |
Robert Klemme |
| 2 |
6/9 |
Sun |
FL |
Ormond Beach |
45 |
M |
Highway |
Riding Motorcycle |
To Be Determined |
| 3 |
6/13 |
Thu |
PA |
Westmoreland County |
18 |
M |
At park, on peninsula in lake |
Fishing |
Breden A. McGowan |
| 4 |
6/13 |
Thu |
PA |
Westmoreland County |
18 |
F |
At park, on peninsula in lake |
Fishing |
Kaitlyn E. Rosesteel |
Lightning Fatalities 2019 by State
|
2019 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
|
State
|
Gender
|
Age*
|
Day Of Week*
|
By Month
|
| FL |
1 |
F |
1 (25%) |
0-9 |
0 (0%) |
Sun |
1 (25%) |
|
2019 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
09
|
10 Yr Avg
|
| PA |
2 |
M |
3 (75%) |
10-19 |
2 (50%) |
Mon |
0 (0%) |
Jan |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| TX |
1 |
|
20-29 |
0 (0%) |
Tue |
0 (0%) |
Feb |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
30-39 |
0 (0%) |
Wed |
0 (0%) |
Mar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| |
|
|
40-49 |
2 (50%) |
Thu |
2 (50%) |
Apr |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| |
|
|
50-59 |
0 (0%) |
Fri |
1 (25%) |
May |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
| |
|
|
60-69 |
0 (0%) |
Sat |
0 (0%) |
Jun |
3** |
5 |
2 |
4
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
12
|
5
|
| |
|
|
70-79 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Jul |
|
7 |
7 |
12
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
13
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
| |
|
|
80-89 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Aug |
|
2 |
3 |
13
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep |
|
2 |
2 |
3
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct |
|
0
|
0 |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nov |
|
0
|
0 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec |
|
0
|
0 |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
4** |
20 |
16 |
40
|
28
|
26
|
23
|
29
|
26
|
29
|
35
|
27**
|
| *Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. |
** Note: Data are considered preliminary. Refer to Storm Data at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/sd/sd.html for official data. |
| Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2007 to 2016. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average. |
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