The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Oklahoma has officially replaced Florida as the lightning capital of the United States, recording 73 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per square mile last year. According to an ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There is a new lightning capital in the U.S., with Oklahoma unseating Florida in lightning strike density, according to a new AEM report. The report revealed that Oklahoma saw ...

The Sunshine State is used to seeing lightning and hearing thunder but a new report found that the rate of bolts illuminating the sky is actually lower than during recent years. According to experts ...

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.

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Getty Stock Images/Connect Images Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike ...