In 2009, there were 35 fatalities in 22 states and Puerto Rico
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No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
| 1 | 3/15 | Sun | TX | Port Aransas | 63 | M | On beach | Walking to car | Stan Grassel |
| 2 | 4/25 | Sat | KS | Perry | 45 | M | Highway | On motorcycle | Troy Gentzler |
| 3 | 5/6 | Wed | MN | St. Cloud | 42 | M | Back yard | Yard work | Chad Giroux |
| 4 | 5/16 | Sat | MS | Yazoo County | 18 | M | Corn field | Andrew Williams | |
|
5
|
6/3
|
Wed |
CA
|
Fontana |
40
|
F
|
Under tree | Walking to bus | Tina Marie Bond |
|
6
|
6/3
|
Wed |
VA
|
Fredericksburg |
12
|
M
|
Ball field | Playing baseball | Chelal Matos |
|
7
|
6/3
|
Wed |
TX
|
Crystal Beach |
33
|
M
|
Beach | Jogging | Isaias Lara-Matinez |
|
8
|
6/3
|
Wed |
CA
|
Portola |
70
|
F
|
Near tree | Yard work | MaryAnn Heald |
|
9
|
6/5
|
Fri |
CO
|
Evans |
21
|
M
|
Open field | Walking | Efrain Trevizo-Molina |
|
10
|
6/8
|
Mon |
FL
|
Coral Springs |
53
|
M
|
In yard | Trimming grass | Dessalines Oleus |
|
11
|
6/8
|
Mon |
NC
|
Fairview |
65
|
M
|
In field | Clearing brush | Donald M. Lynch |
|
12
|
6/10
|
Wed |
KY
|
Shelbyville |
44
|
M
|
Under tree | Waiting for ride | Brian Larsh |
|
13
|
6/11
|
Thu |
IN
|
Indianapolis |
10
|
M
|
Near tree | Going to car | Jeremiah Miller |
|
14
|
6/11
|
Thu |
FL
|
Sebring |
32
|
M
|
Near tree | Golfing | Pierre Hyppolite |
|
15
|
6/17
|
Wed |
MO
|
Columbia |
23
|
F
|
Open field | Fishing | Georgette Tillett |
|
16
|
6/27
|
Sat |
PR
|
Moca |
43
|
M
|
Outside home | Cutting lawn | Antonio C. Mangual |
|
17
|
7/1
|
Wed |
MA
|
Orleans |
41
|
M
|
Boat | Shell fishing | Christopher West |
|
18
|
7/3
|
Fri |
NY
|
Lloyd |
35
|
M
|
Outside home | Building treehouse | Dan Schlosser |
|
19
|
7/4
|
Sat |
FL
|
North Lakeland |
30
|
M
|
Open field | Soccer | Benjamin Gonzalez |
|
20
|
7/4
|
Sat |
NM
|
Rio Rancho |
26
|
M
|
Parking lot | Seeking shelter | Jarrod Truesdale |
|
21
|
7/4
|
Sat
|
MT
|
Billings |
26
|
M
|
Park | Seeking shelter | Blake Harmon |
|
22
|
7/6
|
Mon |
AL
|
Atmore |
51
|
F
|
Yard | Taking out trash | Dawn Yoder |
|
23
|
7/8
|
Wed |
FL
|
Melbourne Bch |
54
|
M
|
Beach | Seeking shelter | Frank Paxton |
|
24
|
7/21
|
Tue |
MN
|
Stillwater |
14
|
F
|
Outside home | Playing in rain | Taylor Zimmerman |
| 25 | 7/23 | Thu | TX | Sabine Pass | ? | M | Outisde home | Placing tarp over opening | ? |
|
26
|
7/26
|
Sun |
NJ
|
Newark |
22
|
M
|
Under tree | In unsafe shelter | Isaac Coello-Pineda |
|
27
|
7/27
|
Mon |
NC
|
Southern Shores |
49
|
M
|
Beach | Jogging | Matthew Glomb |
|
28
|
8/5
|
Wed |
PA
|
Bethlehem |
53
|
M
|
Outside home | Yardwork | Anthony Vaccaro |
|
29
|
8/27 | Thu |
TX
|
Bedford | 19 |
F
|
Outside home | Crossing street | Taylor Lawson |
|
30
|
8/30 | Sun |
NM
|
Quemado |
61
|
M
|
Near tree | Hunting | Harry Beggerly |
|
31
|
9/5
|
Sat |
FL
|
Soldier Key |
37
|
M
|
Boat | Fishing | Ernesto Perez-Suarez |
|
32
|
9/5
|
Sat |
LA
|
Lake Charles |
44
|
M
|
Boat | Fishing | Joe Landry |
|
33
|
9/20 | Sun |
AZ
|
Clay Springs |
68
|
M
|
Roadway | Riding motorcycle | Ben McLachlan |
|
34
|
9/25
|
Fri
|
NC | Wrightsville Beach |
18
|
M
|
Beach | Swimming | John Edward Sackett |
|
35
|
10/8
|
Thu | MO | Phillipsburg |
40
|
M
|
Outside home | Checking cattle | Jesus Guadalupe Perez |
2009 Lightning Fatality Demographics |
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State
|
Gender
|
Age
|
Day Of Week
|
By Month
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AL
|
1
|
Male | 29 (83%) | 0- 9 | 0 (0%) | Sun | 4 (12%) |
09
|
08
|
07
|
06
|
Norm*
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|
|
AZ
|
1
|
Fem | 6 (17%) | 10-19 | 6 (17%) | Mon | 4 (12%) | Jan |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
CA
|
2
|
20-29 | 5 (14%) | Tue | 1 (3%) | Feb |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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CO
|
1
|
30-39 | 5 (14%) | Wed | 10 (29%) | Mar |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
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FL
|
5
|
40-49 | 9 (26%) | Thu | 4 (12%) | Apr |
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
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IN
|
1
|
50-59 | 4 (11%) | Fri | 3 (9%) | May |
2
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
6
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KS
|
1
|
60-69 | 4 (11%) | Sat | 8 (24%) | Jun |
12
|
10
|
14 |
10
|
13
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KY
|
1
|
70-79 | 1 (3%) | Jul |
11
|
14
|
10
|
16
|
17
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LA
|
1
|
80-89 | 0 (0%) | Aug |
3
|
0
|
9
|
7
|
13
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MA
|
1
|
unknown | 1 (3%) | Sep |
4
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
5
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MN
|
2
|
Oct |
1*
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
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MO
|
2
|
Nov |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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MS
|
1
|
Dec |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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MT
|
1
|
Year |
35*
|
29
|
47
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48
|
58
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NC
|
3
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NJ
|
1
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NM
|
2
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NY
|
1
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PA
|
1
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PR
|
1
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TX
|
4
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VA
|
1
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| Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | * - Known Fatalities to date | ||||||||||||
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30 year average of 58 deaths per year (1979-2008) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with December 1961 plane crash fatalities
Fatality statistics for past years
