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What am I not understanding about the numbers? The article says that Florida has more lightning deaths and injuries than all other states combined; but the total for just the next three states on the list is more than Florida, never mind all the other states added in.
I think Florida ranks 4th or 5th when you look at lightning deaths per capita by state.
I was injured by a lightning strike years ago in the Adirondack mountains of New York. I was at a boy scout camp and it was a rainy day. It didn't seem like "thunderstorm weather" more like a steady rain. We were all sitting under a tarp on a picnic table that was next to a large tree. The picnic table had metal legs and I was sitting on a bolt that attached the bench to the legs.
There was NO lightning prior to this strike. We were sitting there and all of a sudden a huge flash and sparks and what looked like smoke or steam. I do not recall what happened but I woke up laying in a tent that was about 10 feet from the bench. I had a good sized burn on my toes and one on my buttocks where I was sitting on the bolt.
They're not as frequent but mainland Europe gets some really good storms.
London and the SE has enjoyed some excellent storms today. Shame the NW/North has missed out again.
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