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Last Updated: 9/26/2022. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

No. Date Day ST City/County Age Sex Location Activity
1 6/22 Wed CA Pico Rivera 52 F Path Walking dogs
2 6/29 Wed LA Metaire 24 M Roof Roofing
3 7/2 Sat GA Mountain City 39 M At a residence Loading tools in van
4 7/2 Sat KY Madisonville 38 M Field Flying remote control plane
5 7/3 Wed NC Masonboro 33 M Boat on beach Boating activities
6 7/6 Wed OH Sidney 50 M Highway Fixing truck
7 7/9 Sat AL Brewton 30s M Creek Floating down creek
8 7/19 Tue FL New Symrna Beach 27 M Neighborhood, near tree Lawn care
9 7/20 Wed GA Fort Gordon 41 M   Army training exercise
10 8/2 Tue WY Teton County 22 M In tent Camping
11 8/4 Thu DC Washington 76 M In park Tourism
12 8/4 Thu DC Washington 75 F In park Tourism
13 8/4 Thu DC Washington 29 M In park Business/Sightseeing
14 8/4 Thu MD Parkville 35 M Parking lot Window replacement
15 8/18 Thu FL Winter Springs 42 F In park Awaiting school dismissal
16 9/4 Sun PR Salinas 33 M Ocean Jet skiing
17 9/4 Sun PR Salinas 26 F Ocean Jet skiing
18 9/15 Thu FL Orlando 13 M Lake Crew/rowing
19 9/15 Thu FL Orlando 11 M Lake Crew/rowing


Lightning Fatalities 2022 by State

(Direct Fatalities Only)

Map showing lightning deaths by state for current year

Last Updated: 9/26/2022. This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness.

State
Gender
Age*
Day Of Week*
By Month
CA 1 M 15 (78%) 0-9 0 (0%) Sun 3 (16%)   22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
10 Yr Avg
GA 2 F 4 (21%) 10-19 2 (11%) Mon 0 (0%) Jan 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NC 1   20-29 5 (26%) Tue 2 (11%) Feb 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
KY 1   30-39 6 (32%) Wed 4 (21%) Mar 0 0 0 0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
OH 1   40-49 2 (11%) Thu 7 (37%) Apr 0 0 0 0
1
0
4
2
0
1
2
1
AL 1   50-59 2 (11%) Fri 0 (0%) May 0 0 4 1
2
2
1
4
5
5
0
2
FL 2   60-69 0 (0%) Sat 3 (16%) Jun 2 2 2 7
5
2
4
11
3
2
3
4
WY 1   70-79 2 (11%)     Jul 7 4 8 5
7
7
12
5
9
6
13
8
DC 3   80-89 0 (0%)     Aug 6 4 2 5
2
3
13
4
5
4
7
5
MD 1           Sep 4 1 1 3
2
2
3
2
3
5
2
2
LA 1           Oct - 0 0 0
1
 0
0
0
1
0
1
0
PR 2           Nov - 0
0
0
0
 0
0
 0
 0
0
0
0
              Dec - 0
0
0
0
 0
1
 0
0
0
0
0
              Year 19 11 17 21
21
16
40
28
26
23
29
23**
*Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. ** Note: Data are considered preliminary. Refer to Storm Data for official data.

Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2012 to 2021. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average.

 

Lightning Fatality Chart by year and sec

Fatality statistics for past years