MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12 News) — The U.S. saw its most electrifying year in nearly a decade, with 252 million lightning events recorded in 2025, according to Vaisala’s Annual Lightning Report. While ...

A viral claim naming Oklahoma the lightning capital is based on a single town recording an unusually high lightning density. Experts say broader, industry-standard measures show Florida still leads in ...

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 environmental ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Read full article: Ready for the cold to return? Here’s when to expect it A trough is expected to extend its grasp from eastern Canada down to Florida all over again, tossing some colder temperatures ...

(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 ...

A mother was killed after being struck by lightning near Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. According to Winter Springs police, the mother was with her child near a park when she was struck. First ...

Two separate 2025 studies disagree on whether Florida or Oklahoma is the new lightning capital of the U.S. Differences in how lightning is measured, such as equipment sensitivity and tracking methods, ...