National Weather Service Lightning Fatalities in 2024: 13

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	3/3/	Sunday	FL	Tallahassee	73	M	Field in park	Walking
2	5/3/	Friday	TX	Montgomery County	39	M	Outside home	Placing tarp over vehicle
3	5/25	Saturday	CO	Jackson County	51	M	Open field	Branding feeding cattle
4	6/23	Sunday	NJ	Seaside Park	59	M	Beach	Warning children of storm
5	6/27	Thursday	TX	Bryan	7	F	Outside home	Family gathering
6	6/28	Friday	MO	Holden	53	M	Parking lot	At rodeo
7	6/30	Sunday	FL	Davie	19	M	Under tree in park	Running
8	7/20	Saturday	AL	Smiths Station	67	M	Flea market	At flea market
9	7/21	Sunday	FL	Quincy	32	M	Roof	Roofing
10	7/25	Thursday	FL	St. Petersburg	16	F	Under tree	Hanging out with friends
11	8/18	Sunday	UT	Bear River	24	M	River	Fishing
12	8/31	Saturday	FL	Naples	24	M	Beach	Swimming
13	9/18	Wednesday	FL	Pembroke Pines	16	M	Neighborhood	Riding bike

Lightning Fatalities 2024 by State

(Direct Fatalities Only)

Lightning Fatality Chart by year and sec

State		Gender		Age*			Day Of Week*		By Month
CO	1	M	11(85%)	0-10	1(08%)	Sun	5 (38%)		2024	2023	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	10-yr Average
FL	6	F	2(15%)	10-19	3 (23%)	Mon	0 (00%)	Jan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NJ	1			20-29	2 (15%)	Tue	0 (00%)	Feb	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TX	2			30-39	2 (15%)	Wed	1 (08%)	Mar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
MO	1			40-49	0 (00%)	Thu	2 (15%)	Apr	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	1
AL	1			50-59	3 (23%)	Fri	2 (15%)	May	2	3	0	0	4	1	2	2	1	4	5	2
UT	1			60-69	1(08%)	Sat	3(23%)	Jun	4	1	2	2	2	7	5	2	4	11	3	4
				70-79	1(08%)			Jul	3	1	7	4	8	5	7	7	12	5	9	7
				80-89	0 (00%)			Aug	2	4	6	4	2	5	2	3	13	4	5	5
								Sep	1	2	4	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	3	3
								Oct	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
								Nov	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
								Dec	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
								YEAR	13	14	19	11	17	21	21	16	40	28	26	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 2014 to 2024. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average.

Fatality statistics for past years

Source: National Lightning Safety Council