Family mourns 18-year-old killed by lightning strike while kayaking on Blackwater River

A family is mourning the loss of an 18-year-old man after a kayaking trip on the Blackwater River turned deadly when ...

Where and when are lightning deaths most common in the US.?

Since 2006, more than 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning ...
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First Fatal Lightning Strike Of 2026 Kills York Trucker In Parking Lot

The first deadly lightning strike in the United States this year killed a truck driver walking through a parking lot during a powerful storm in Wisconsin, authorities said. Peter Paul Garamone Sr., 41 ...
Hoodline

Lightning Kills Five Cattle At Lettelier Brangus Farm

A late-night lightning strike during Saturday's storms killed five cattle at Lettelier Brangus, a Brangus breeding farm in ...
AOL

Where and when are lightning deaths most common in the U.S.?

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, ...
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Lightning strike may be to blame for Roswell house fire

ROSWELL, Ga. — A lightning strike may have caused a house fire in Roswell on Wednesday night. Roswell Fire Department responded to River Close around 7:37 p.m. A neighbor says they saw a bright flash ...
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Climate crisis triggers spike in lightning strike deaths in India

Faizuddin is still traumatised from the lightning strike that killed his three friends as they took selfies atop a 400-year-old fort in India, where climate change is making lethal strikes more common ...