Florida may no longer hold the title of the nation’s lightning capital, according to a new report that ranks Oklahoma with ...
ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in years, Florida has lost a major weather status of lightning capital of the U.S. The ...
Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...
The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...
A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...
Florida's distinction as the lightning capital of the U.S. is determined in part by the data Vaisala collects across the ...
Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...
What are the odds? For Floridians, much better than winning the Florida Lotto or being bitten by a shark. Meteorologist and ...
A lack of hurricanes and a parched wet season is one reason why Oklahoma closed in on Florida's lightning title but it's ...
Oklahoma has overtaken Florida in lightning strike density, with Kay County leading the nation, according to a new report by ...
Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.