U.S. Lightning Deaths in 2016: 36 |
No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
| 1 |
3/18 |
Fri |
LA |
Larose |
28 |
F |
In tent |
Attending music festival |
Jacqui Stavis |
| 2 |
3/25 |
Fri |
FL |
Hobe Sound |
41 |
M |
Grassy field |
Family picnic |
Farooq Mohammad |
| 3 |
4/15 |
Fri |
FL |
Boynton Beach |
23 |
M |
Near tree |
Working in yard |
Bechelet Joseph |
| 4 |
4/27 |
Wed |
MS |
Mantachie |
37 |
M |
Outside barn |
Riding horse |
Tim Edge |
| 5 |
4/27 |
Wed |
LA |
Slidell |
36 |
M |
Construction site |
Working |
Elvin Arturo Castro-Santiago |
| 6 |
6/13 |
Mon |
FL |
Manatee County |
47 |
M |
Farm |
Loading truck |
Fleuridor Kercizan |
| 7 |
6/24 |
Fri |
FL |
Daytona Beach |
33 |
F |
Beach |
Standing in water |
Janika Gardner |
| 8 |
6/25 |
Sat |
MO |
Festus |
72 |
M |
Yard |
Standing with dog |
Daniel Kennedy |
| 9 |
6/27 |
Mon |
MS |
Lumberton |
24 |
M |
Yard |
Standing |
Thomas Whorton, III |
| 10 |
7/10 |
Sun |
LA |
Pineville |
45 |
M |
Parking lot |
Walking to car |
Scotty Rosier |
| 11 |
7/14 |
Thu |
TN |
Dover |
65 |
F |
Under tree |
Camping |
Franceen Crowl |
| 12 |
7/14 |
Thu |
LA |
Baton Rouge |
70 |
M |
Sheltering under tree |
Roofing |
Jose Humberto Vasconcelos |
| 13 |
7/14 |
Thu |
AL |
Redstone Arsenal |
19 |
M |
Outside building |
Outdoor Maintenance |
Jacob York |
| 14 |
7/14 |
Thu |
VA |
Bedford County |
23 |
M |
Along roadway |
Walking |
Robert Miller |
| 15 |
7/16 |
Sat |
NC |
Yancey County |
54 |
M |
Putting on rain gear |
Riding Motorcycle |
Scott Pasour |
| 16 |
7/19 |
Tue |
CO |
Arvada |
23 |
M |
Sheltering under tree |
Golfing |
Peter Hawkes |
| 17 |
7/19 |
Tue |
AL |
Lawrence County |
20 |
M |
In yard under tree |
Watching storm |
Hunter Blankenship |
| 18 |
7/20 |
Wed |
AZ |
Coconino County |
17 |
M |
Near mountain top |
Hiking |
Wade Young |
| 19 |
7/22 |
Fri |
UT |
Flaming Gorge Reservoir |
14 |
F |
On reservoir |
Riding jetski |
Brooklyn Reynolds |
| 20 |
7/25 |
Mon |
FL |
Bonita Springs |
29 |
M |
Lanai (6th floor) |
Construction |
Salomon Garcia-Martinez |
| 21 |
7/31 |
Sun |
NC |
Currituck County |
5 |
M |
Beach |
Walking to vehicle |
Stephen Little |
| 22 |
8/5 |
Fri |
FL |
Okaloosa Island |
22 |
M |
Beach |
Attending umbellas |
Zachary Fordem |
| 23 |
8/10 |
Wed |
NY |
Batavia |
34 |
M |
Cemetery |
not yet known |
Richard Garlock |
| 24 |
8/10 |
Wed |
NY |
Batavia |
32 |
F |
Cemetery |
not yet known |
Jenea Macleod |
| 25 |
8/10 |
Wed |
OH |
Coshocton |
8 |
M |
Outside home |
Bringing in horses |
Noah Stutzman |
| 26 |
8/12 |
Fri |
NY |
Poughkeepsie |
50 |
M |
In park under tree |
Sheltering from storm |
Richard Harbstreet |
| 27 |
8/12 |
Fri |
NY |
Poughkeepsie |
46 |
M |
In park under tree |
Sheltering from storm |
Franklyn Mekeel |
| 28 |
8/13 |
Sat |
PA |
Carbon County |
39 |
M |
Lake at state park |
Swimming |
Jose Lopez-Hernandez |
| 29 |
8/19 |
Fri |
CO |
Larimer County |
45 |
M |
Outside cabin under tree |
Standing |
Chad Trover |
| 30 |
8/19 |
Fri |
MI |
Presque Isle |
21 |
F |
Near beach house |
Working as Lifeguard |
Alyson Knenlein |
| 31 |
8/26 |
Fri |
FL |
Sarasota |
50 |
F |
In park |
Sheltering under gazebo |
Fontella Span |
| 32 |
8/26 |
Fri |
MS |
Granada |
51 |
F |
At lake |
Searching for arrowheads |
Donna Hendrix |
| 33 |
8/28 |
Sun |
TX |
Slaton |
23 |
M |
In park by lake |
Walking |
Gabriel Ramos |
| 34 |
9/6 |
Tue |
MI |
Manistee County |
71 |
M |
Trail |
Hiking |
Steven Olson |
| 35 |
9/6 |
Tue |
WI |
Minocqua |
66 |
M |
Outside Home |
Walking dog |
Bryan Jennings |
| 36 |
9/25 |
Sun |
TX |
Austin |
37 |
F |
Hiking trail |
Hiking |
Michelle Ann Wolfe |
Lightning Fatalities 2016 by State
|
2016 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
State |
Gender |
Age* |
Day
Of Week* |
By
Month |
| AL |
2 |
M |
27 (75%) |
0-9 |
2 (6%) |
Sun |
4 (11%) |
|
2016 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
09 |
08 |
07 |
06 |
10 Yr Avg |
| AZ |
1 |
F |
9 (25%) |
10-19 |
4 (11%) |
Mon |
3 (8%) |
Jan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| CO |
2 |
|
20-29 |
10 (28%) |
Tue |
3 (11%) |
Feb |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FL |
7 |
|
30-39 |
5 (17%) |
Wed |
6 (17%) |
Mar |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| LA |
4 |
|
40-49 |
5 (14%) |
Thu |
4 (11%) |
Apr |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| MI |
2 |
|
50-59 |
4 (11%) |
Fri |
12 (33%) |
May |
0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| MO |
1 |
|
60-69 |
2 (6%) |
Sat |
3 (8%) |
Jun |
4 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
| MS |
3 |
|
70-79 |
3 (8%) |
|
|
Jul |
12 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
10 |
| NC |
2 |
|
80-89 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Aug |
12 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
| NY |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sep |
3** |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| OH |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oct |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| PA |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nov |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TN |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dec |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TX |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
36** |
27 |
26 |
23 |
28 |
26 |
29 |
34 |
28 |
45 |
48 |
31* |
| UT |
1 |
|
| VA |
1 |
|
| WI |
1 |
|
| *Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent. |
** Known Fatalities to date |
| Note: Monthly averages are based on a 10-year average from 2006 to 2015. Due to rounding, the sum of the monthly averages may not equal the yearly average. |
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