Welcome to the Extreme Weather Sourcebook
Economic & Other Societal Impacts Related to
Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Lightning, & Other Weather Phenomena
Lightning
| Rank |
State |
Damage Reports |
| 1 |
Pennsylvania |
1441 |
| 2 |
Kansas |
1182 |
| 3 |
New York |
1005 |
| 4 |
North Carolina |
960 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma |
826 |
| 6 |
Michigan |
814 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
764 |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
717 |
| 9 |
Texas |
689 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
656 |
| 11 |
Nebraska |
618 |
| 12 |
Massachusetts |
603 |
| 13 |
Iowa |
579 |
| 14 |
Arkansas |
576 |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
566 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin |
509 |
| 17 |
Virginia |
487 |
| 18 |
Maryland |
455 |
| 19 |
Florida |
450 |
| 20 |
South Dakota |
437 |
| 21 (tie) |
Illinois |
412 |
| 21 (tie) |
Ohio |
412 |
| 22 |
Minnesota |
406 |
| 23 |
Indiana |
350 |
| 24 |
Louisiana |
315 |
| 25 |
Colorado |
312 |
| 26 |
Idaho |
305 |
| 27 |
Alabama |
287 |
| 28 |
Connecticut |
269 |
| 29 (tie) |
Maine |
253 |
| 29 (tie) |
Missouri |
253 |
| 30 |
New Hampshire |
206 |
| 31 |
Mississippi |
205 |
| 32 |
Vermont |
151 |
| 33 |
Oregon |
150 |
| 34 |
West Virginia |
146 |
| 35 |
North Dakota |
145 |
| 36 |
Rhode Island |
122 |
| 37 |
Utah |
107 |
| 38 |
Wyoming |
105 |
| 39 |
New Jersey |
98 |
| 40 |
Montana |
88 |
| 41 |
Arizona |
84 |
| 42 |
Delaware |
83 |
| 43 |
California |
60 |
| 44 |
Washington |
56 |
| 45 |
New Mexico |
54 |
| 46 (tie) |
D.C. |
14 |
| 46 (tie) |
Hawaii |
14 |
| 47 |
Nevada |
11 |
| 48 |
Puerto Rico |
4 |
| 49 |
Alaska |
3 |
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