There were 28 lightning fatalities in 2008
Lightning deaths occurred in 19 states.
Colorado and Florida had the misfortune to lead the nation with 4 fatalities.
|
No. |
Date |
Day |
State |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
1 |
1/11 |
Fri |
SC |
Aiken |
56 |
F |
Outside, near building |
Taking a break from work |
Brenda F. Baker |
2 |
2/5 |
Tue |
OH |
Lewisville |
60 |
M |
Open Field |
Tending cows |
Neil Christman |
3 |
5/22 |
Thu |
AR |
Little Rock |
17 |
M |
Under tree |
Standing outside house |
Wendell Piggee |
4 |
5/24 |
Sat |
KS |
Vassar |
20 |
M |
Under trees |
Camping |
Nathan Sullivan |
5 |
6/7 |
Sat |
CT |
Madison |
23 |
M |
Pavilion |
Seeking shelter from rain |
Mauricio Bugatti |
6 |
6/11 |
Wed |
IA |
Curlew |
20 |
M |
In yard at home |
|
Galen Smith |
7 |
6/14 |
Sat |
PA |
Tobyhanna |
17 |
M |
Lake |
Swimming |
Thomas Golden, Jr |
8 |
6/15 |
Sun |
FL |
Bristol |
6 |
F |
Under Tree |
Camping |
Faith Pristine Jackson |
9 |
6/20 |
Fri |
MA |
Haverhill |
47 |
M |
Under trees |
Hiking in park |
Ralph Potter |
10 |
6/21 |
Sat |
FL |
Choctaw Beach |
21 |
M |
In boat on bay |
Fishing |
Lucas Alford |
11 |
6/21 |
Sat |
FL |
Choctaw Beach |
17 |
M |
In boat on bay |
Fishing |
Logan Alford |
12 |
6/24 |
Tue |
RI |
Bristol |
42 |
M |
On jetty |
Fishing |
Edgardo Torres |
13 |
6/26 |
Thu |
OH |
Collins |
51 |
F |
In yard |
Under tree walking |
Debra Meltzer |
14 |
7/3 |
Thu |
CO |
Westcliffe |
16 |
M |
Outside open |
Riding bicycle |
Landon Dillard |
15 |
7/5 |
Sat |
SC |
Columbia |
19 |
M |
On lake |
Riding jetski |
Korey Moore |
16 |
7/6 |
Sun |
VA |
Virginia Beach |
23 |
F |
On beach |
Jogging |
Stephanie Dawn Kirpes |
17 |
7/7 |
Mon |
WI |
Watertown |
16 |
M |
Family farm |
|
Ben Richter |
18 |
7/7 |
Mon |
NC |
Lea Island |
16 |
M |
Under beach house |
Boating-fishing/taking shelter |
Lucian Ellis |
19 |
7/13 |
Sun |
MS |
Centreville |
38 |
M |
Under tree |
Talking with others |
Keefer Haynes |
20 |
7/13 |
Sun |
FL |
Pensacola Beach |
25 |
M |
Near Water |
Seeking shelter from storm, had been on boat |
(not available) |
21 |
7/15 |
Tue |
TX |
Grand Prairie |
22 |
M |
Open/near lake |
Camping, packing vehicle to leave |
Dexter Leonard |
22 |
7/18 |
Fri |
ME |
Standish |
22 |
M |
Outside house |
Retrieving eye glasses |
Anthony Clarke |
23 |
7/18 |
Fri |
ME |
Standish |
28 |
F |
Outside house |
Retrieving eye glasses |
Krysta Bearor |
24 |
7/24 |
Thu |
CO |
Fort Collins |
35 |
M |
Under trees |
|
John Szlemko |
25 |
7/24 |
Thu |
CO |
Fort Collins |
33 |
M |
Under Trees |
|
Marc Vernon Richard |
26 |
7/27 |
Sun |
NJ |
Sandy Hook |
38 |
M |
On beach |
|
Pablo Garcia |
27 |
7/28 |
Mon |
CO |
Creede |
23 |
M |
Open mountain ridge |
Shepherd riding mule |
|
28 |
9/14 |
Sun |
MO |
LaDue |
49 |
F |
Outside house, under tree |
Tree branch struck by lightning fell on her |
Joan Dankner |
Lightning Fatalities for 2008 by State
2008 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
State |
Gender |
Age |
Day
Of Week |
By
Month |
AR |
1 |
Male |
22 (79%) |
0- 9 |
1 ( 4%) |
Sun |
6 (19%) |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
NORMAL* |
CO |
4 |
Female |
6 (21%) |
10-19 |
7 (25%) |
Mon |
3 (11%) |
Jan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
CT |
1 |
|
20-29 |
10 (36%) |
Tue |
3 (11%) |
Feb |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FL |
4 |
|
30-39 |
4 (14%) |
Wed |
1 ( 4%) |
Mar |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
IA |
1 |
|
40-49 |
3 ( 11%) |
Thu |
5 (19%) |
Apr |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
KS |
1 |
|
50-59 |
2 ( 7%) |
Fri |
4 (15%) |
May |
2 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
MA |
1 |
|
60-69 |
1 ( 4%) |
Sat |
6 (22%) |
Jun |
9 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
ME |
2 |
|
70-79 |
0 ( 0%) |
|
|
Jul |
14 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
MO |
1 |
|
80-89 |
0 ( 0%) |
|
|
Aug |
- |
9 |
7 |
13 |
MS |
1 |
|
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|
|
|
Sep |
1 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
NC |
1 |
|
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Oct |
- |
2 |
2 |
1 |
NJ |
1 |
|
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Nov |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OH |
2 |
|
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|
Dec |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PA |
1 |
|
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Year |
28* |
45 |
48 |
62 |
RI |
1 |
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SC |
2 |
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TX |
1 |
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VA |
1 |
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WI |
1 |
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| Percentages may not
add up to 100% due to rounding. |
* - Known Fatalities to
date |
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