Oklahoma is the new lightning leader, here's why.

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, ...

Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...

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.

Florida has been unseated as the lightning capital of the U.S. and Texas became the nation’s hotspot for storm intensity last year, according to preview of a new report.

The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Oklahoma has surpassed Florida as the nation's new lightning leader, recording about 73 flashes per square mile in 2025. This shift is attributed to an unusually active severe weather season in ...

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.

Lightning activity reached an 8-year high for the US in 2025 ...