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National Weather Service Lightning Fatalities in 2023: 14

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This page is updated when new information is received and reviewed for completeness. Statistics and graphics courtesy of John Jensenius (National Lightning Safety Council).

No. Date Day ST City/County Age Sex Location Activity
1 4/6 Thu VA Louisa County 73 M Lake Boating
2 4/15 Sat PA Chester County 48 M Roadway Driving car
3 4/16 Sun FL Brevard County 39 M On water Boating
4 5/15 Mon TX Valley Mills 34 M Driveway Walking home from bus stop
5 5/15 Mon TX Valley Mills 6 M Driveway Walking home from bus stop
6 5/22 Mon FL Deltona 24 M Rooftop Construction
7 6/21 Wed NE Garden City 24 M Open area On horse checking on cattle
8 7/24 Mon NY Lincoln 39 M Under tree Roofing
9 8/5 Mon OK Mayes Cnty teen F Creek Swimming
10 8/7 Mon AL Florence 28 M Parking lot Working
11 8/23 Wed FL Clearwater 73 F Sidewalk Walking
12 8/25 Fri KY Sherburne 39 M Sidewalk Walking
13 9/12 Tue GA Acworth 29 M Golf course Golfing
14 9/26 Tue FL Putnam Cnty 16 F Under tree Hunting


Lightning Fatalities 2023 by State

(Direct Fatalities Only)

Map showing lightning deaths by state for current year
State
Gender
Age*
Day Of Week*
By Month
FL 4 M 11 (79%) 0-9 1 (7%) Sun 1 (7%)   23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13
10 Yr Avg
PA 1 F 3 (21%) 10-19 2 (14%) Mon 5 (38%) Jan 0 0
0
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TX 2   20-29 4 (29%) Tue 2 (14%) Feb 0 0
0
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
NE 1   30-39 4 (29%) Wed 2 (15%) Mar 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
NY 1   40-49 1 (7%) Thu 1(7%) Apr 3 0 0 0
0
3
0
4
2
0
1
1
OK 1   50-59 0 (00%) Fri 1 (7%) May 3 0 0 4
1
2
2
1
4
5
5
2
AL 1   60-69 0 (00%) Sat 2 (14%) Jun 1 2 2 2 7
5
2
4
11
3
2
4
KY 1   70-79 2 (14%)     Jul 1 7 4 8 5
7
7
12
5
9
6
8
VA 1   80-89 0 (00%)     Aug 4 6 4 2 5
2
3
13
4
5
4
5
GA 1           Sep 2 4 1 1 3
2
2
3
2
3
5
2
              Oct - 0 0 0 0
1
 0
0
0
1
0
0
              Nov - 0 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 0
 0
0
0
              Dec - 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
              Year 14 19 11 17 21
21
16
40
28
26
23
22**
*Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. ** Note: Data are considered preliminary. Refer to Storm Data for official data.

Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2013 to 2023. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average.

U.S. Lightning Fatalities 2013-2023


Fatality statistics for past years
 

Source: National Lightning Safety Council