Welcome to the Extreme Weather Sourcebook
Economic & Other Societal Impacts Related to
Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, Lightning, & Other Weather Phenomena
Lightning
| Rank |
State |
Injuries |
| 1 |
Florida |
1178 |
| 2 |
Michigan |
643 |
| 3 |
Pennsylvania |
535 |
| 4 |
North Carolina |
464 |
| 5 |
New York |
449 |
| 6 |
Ohio |
430 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
349 |
| 8 |
Texas |
334 |
| 9 |
Massachusetts |
331 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
329 |
| 11 |
Colorado |
299 |
| 12 |
Illinois |
275 |
| 13 |
Arkansas |
245 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma |
243 |
| 15 |
Louisiana |
231 |
| 16 |
South Carolina |
229 |
| 17 |
Alabama |
211 |
| 18 |
Mississippi |
207 |
| 19 |
Kentucky |
196 |
| 20 |
Wisconsin |
194 |
| 21 |
Virginia |
184 |
| 22 |
Kansas |
178 |
| 23 |
New Mexico |
168 |
| 24 |
Indiana |
164 |
| 25 |
Iowa |
162 |
| 26 |
Maryland |
134 |
| 27 |
New Jersey |
130 |
| 28 |
Minnesota |
116 |
| 29 |
Arizona |
105 |
| 30 |
Maine |
104 |
| 31 |
Missouri |
97 |
| 32 |
West Virginia |
88 |
| 33 |
Wyoming |
83 |
| 34 |
Utah |
82 |
| 35 |
Connecticut |
75 |
| 36 |
Nebraska |
70 |
| 37 |
New Hampshire |
68 |
| 38 |
Idaho |
67 |
| 39 |
South Dakota |
59 |
| 40 |
California |
58 |
| 41 |
Rhode Island |
45 |
| 42 |
Montana |
44 |
| 43 |
Washington |
37 |
| 44 |
Delaware |
27 |
| 45 |
North Dakota |
24 |
| 46 |
Oregon |
19 |
| 47 (tie) |
D.C. |
18 |
| 47 (tie) |
Vermont |
18 |
| 48 |
Nevada |
12 |
| 49 |
Puerto Rico |
6 |
| 50 |
Hawaii |
4 |
| 51 |
Alaska |
0 |
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