|
|
|
There were 29 fatalities in 19 states in 2010
Alabama and Georgia numbered three lightning deaths.
|
No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
1 |
5/1 |
Sat |
IN |
New Haven |
18 |
M |
In yard |
Sheltering under tree |
James Bryan Mitchell |
2 |
5/8 |
Sat |
CT |
Bridgeport |
29 |
M |
On jetty fishing |
Headed to shore |
Romeo Briscol |
| 3 |
5/30 |
Sun |
LA |
Baton Rouge |
8 |
M |
In yard near tree |
Family gathering |
Evan Elwood |
| 4 |
5/31 |
Mon |
OH |
Clairsville |
33 |
M |
Prison yard |
Headed to building |
Dalin Anderson |
| 5 |
6/4 |
Fri |
NC |
Madison Cty |
25 |
F |
Near mountain top |
Hiking |
Bethany Lott |
| 6 |
6/12 |
Sat |
CO |
Chaffee Cty |
53 |
M |
Highway |
Riding motorcycle |
William Carr |
| 7 |
6/15 |
Tue |
MO |
Jennings |
34 |
F |
Under tree |
Delivering mail |
Christina Jones |
| 8 |
6/15 |
Tue |
NC |
Graham |
19 |
M |
Under tree |
Had been playing soccer |
Horacio Alejo-Ascensio |
| 9 |
6/20 |
Sun |
WY |
Meeteese |
70 |
M |
Open hilltop |
Getting better cell phone reception |
Robert Jesse
Gurney |
| 10 |
6/24 |
Thu |
TX |
Stowell |
37 |
M |
On Boat |
Crabbing |
Charles Franklin Weaver Jr. |
| 11 |
6/29 |
Tue |
GA |
McDonough |
14 |
M |
Outside home |
Sheltering under tree |
Eric Jarrell West |
| 12 |
7/10 |
Sat |
AZ |
Tucson |
53 |
M |
Golf course |
Golfing |
Francisco Juarez |
| 13 |
7/11 |
Sun |
WY |
Sheridan Cty |
63 |
M |
In mountains |
Running |
David Westlake |
| 14 |
7/13 |
Tue |
GA |
Austell |
16 |
F |
Outside apartment |
Sheltering under tree |
Chaquille Hunter |
| 15 |
7/13 |
Tue |
GA |
Austell |
14 |
F |
Under tree |
Walking home |
Theresa Seabrum |
| 16 |
7/19 |
Mon |
NJ |
Middletown |
49 |
M |
Under tree |
Watching house fire |
Anthony Forte |
| 17 |
7/25 |
Sun |
AL |
New Hope |
15 |
F |
In Lake |
Swimming |
Elizabeth Montalvo |
| 18 |
7/25 |
Sun |
FL |
St. Joe Beach |
40 |
M |
Beach |
Walking |
David Eugene Lee |
| 19 |
7/25 |
Sun |
MD |
Rockville |
48 |
M |
Near Tree |
Community gathering |
Carl Henn |
| 20 |
7/25 |
Sun |
MD |
Annapolis |
63 |
M |
On bay |
Jet Skiing |
Warren Douglas Smith |
| 21 |
7/27 |
Tue |
KY |
Ft. Knox |
18 |
F |
Military Field |
Seeking shelter |
Carmela Kirkland |
| 22 |
7/28 |
Wed |
IL |
Pontiac |
57 |
M |
On road |
Biking |
Ted Lambert |
| 23 |
8/5 |
Thu |
KY |
Russelville |
16 |
F |
Open field |
Digging potatoes |
Mary Ella Leid |
| 24 |
8/5 |
Thu |
MA |
Castle Island |
50 |
M |
|
Walking |
Stephen O’Brien |
| 25 |
8/7 |
Sat |
AL |
Bay Minette |
34 |
M |
On river |
Boating |
Bryan A. Park |
| 26 |
8/10 |
Tue |
ID |
Salmon |
37 |
M |
On horse |
Herding cattle |
Michael Haslett |
| 27 |
9/8 |
Wed |
MA |
Plymouth |
29 |
M |
Under Tree |
Unknown |
Michael Pasakarnis |
| 28 |
9/9 |
Thu |
TX |
Porter |
21 |
M |
Soccer Field |
Coaching soccer |
Franco Emmanuel Olascoaga |
| 29 |
10/24 |
Sun |
AL |
Barton |
41 |
M |
Coal Barge |
Assembling barges |
Warren Mullens |
Lightning Fatalities for 2010 by State
2010 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
State |
Gender |
Age |
Day
Of Week |
By
Month |
| AL |
3 |
Mal |
22 (76%) |
0- 9 |
1 (3%) |
Sun |
8 (28%) |
|
10 |
09 |
08 |
07 |
06 |
Norm* |
| AZ |
1 |
Fem |
7 (24%) |
10-19 |
8 (28%) |
Mon |
2 (7%) |
Jan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| CO |
1 |
|
20-29 |
4 (14%) |
Tue |
7 (24%) |
Feb |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CT |
1 |
|
30-39 |
5 (17%) |
Wed |
2 (7%) |
Mar |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| FL |
1 |
|
40-49 |
4 (14%) |
Thu |
4 (14%) |
Apr |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| GA |
3 |
|
50-59 |
4 (14%) |
Fri |
1 (3%) |
May |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
| ID |
1 |
|
60-69 |
2 (7%) |
Sat |
5 (17%) |
Jun |
7 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
| IL |
1 |
|
70-79 |
1 (3%) |
|
|
Jul |
11 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
IN |
1 |
|
80-89 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Aug |
4 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
| KY |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sep |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| LA |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oct |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| MA |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nov |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MD |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dec |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MO |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
29* |
34 |
28 |
45 |
48 |
57 |
| NC |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NJ |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| OH |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TX |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| WY |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentages may not
add up to 100% due to rounding.
|
* - Known Fatalities to
date |
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30-year average of 57 deaths per year (1980-2009) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with Dec 1961 plane crash fatalities removed from the data. |
|
|
|
|
