Welcome to the Extreme Weather Sourcebook
Economic & Other Societal Impacts Related to
Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Lightning, & Other Weather Phenomena
Lightning
| Rank |
State |
Fatalities |
| 1 |
Florida |
345 |
| 2 |
North Carolina |
165 |
| 3 |
Texas |
164 |
| 4 |
New York |
128 |
| 5 |
Tennessee |
124 |
| 6 (tie) |
Louisiana |
116 |
| 6 (tie) |
Maryland |
116 |
| 7 |
Ohio |
115 |
| 8 |
Arkansas |
110 |
| 9 |
Pennsylvania |
109 |
| 10 |
Colorado |
95 |
| 11 (tie) |
Michigan |
89 |
| 11 (tie) |
Mississippi |
89 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma |
88 |
| 13 |
Illinois |
85 |
| 14 |
Alabama |
84 |
| 15 |
Kentucky |
82 |
| 16 (tie) |
Georgia |
81 |
| 16 (tie) |
New Mexico |
81 |
| 17 |
Missouri |
79 |
| 18 |
South Carolina |
77 |
| 19 |
Indiana |
74 |
| 20 |
Iowa |
65 |
| 21 |
Arizona |
59 |
| 22 |
Kansas |
56 |
| 23 |
New Jersey |
55 |
| 24 |
Minnesota |
53 |
| 25 |
Virginia |
51 |
| 26 |
Wisconsin |
47 |
| 27 |
Nebraska |
41 |
| 28 |
Utah |
34 |
| 29 |
Puerto Rico |
30 |
| 30 |
Massachusetts |
24 |
| 31 |
Maine |
22 |
| 32 (tie) |
California |
21 |
32 (tie) |
Wyoming |
21 |
| 33 (tie) |
Idaho |
20 |
| 33 (tie) |
Montana |
20 |
| 33 (tie) |
South Dakota |
20 |
| 33 (tie) |
West Virginia |
20 |
| 34 |
Delaware |
15 |
| 35 |
Connecticut |
13 |
| 36 |
Vermont |
12 |
| 37 |
North Dakota |
11 |
| 38 |
New Hampshire |
8 |
| 39 |
Oregon |
7 |
| 40 |
Nevada |
6 |
| 41 |
D.C. |
5 |
| 42 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
| 43 |
Washington |
3 |
| 44 (tie) |
Alaska |
0 |
| 44 (tie) |
Hawaii |
0 |
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