ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in years, Florida has lost a major weather status of lightning capital of the U.S. The ...
Florida may no longer hold the title of the nation’s lightning capital, according to a new report that ranks Oklahoma with ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Oklahoma has overtaken Florida as the lightning capital of the United States.
Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...
Overall, the report found a 20 percent increase in lightning activity in the US, reaching an 8-year high. There were 252 ...
Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For decades, Florida has carried the title of the lightning capital of the United States. But a new ...
The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...
Florida has seemingly always laid claim to being the 'Lightning Capital' of America. The Sunshine State has now lost that ...
A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...
Oklahoma has surpassed Florida in lightning strike density for 2025, according to a new report by AEM, a company that ...
The U.S. has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to ...