There were 34 fatalities in 2009
Lightning deaths occurred in 22 states and Puerto Rico
Florida suffered 5 fatalities; Texas and North Carolina, 3
|
No. |
Date |
Day |
ST |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
1 |
3/15 |
Sun |
TX |
Port Aransas |
63 |
M |
On beach |
Walking to car |
Stan Grassel |
2 |
4/25 |
Sat |
KS |
Perry |
45 |
M |
Highway |
On motorcycle |
Troy Gentzler |
3 |
5/6 |
Wed |
MN |
St. Cloud |
42 |
M |
Back yard |
Yard work |
Chad Giroux |
4 |
5/16 |
Sat |
MS |
Yazoo County |
18 |
M |
Corn field |
|
Andrew Williams |
5 |
6/3 |
Wed |
CA |
Fontana |
40 |
F |
Under tree |
Walking to bus |
Tina Marie Bond |
6 |
6/3 |
Wed |
VA |
Fredericksburg |
12 |
M |
Ball field |
Playing baseball |
Chelal Matos |
7 |
6/3 |
Wed |
TX |
Crystal Beach |
33 |
M |
Beach |
Jogging |
Isaias Lara-Matinez |
8 |
6/3 |
Wed |
CA |
Portola |
70 |
F |
Near tree |
Yard work |
MaryAnn Heald |
9 |
6/5 |
Fri |
CO |
Evans |
21 |
M |
Open field |
Walking |
Efrain
Trevizo-Molina |
10 |
6/8 |
Mon |
FL |
Coral Springs |
53 |
M |
In yard |
Trimming grass |
Dessalines Oleus |
11 |
6/8 |
Mon |
NC |
Fairview |
65 |
M |
In field |
Clearing brush |
Donald M. Lynch |
12 |
6/10 |
Wed |
KY |
Shelbyville |
44 |
M |
Under tree |
Waiting for ride |
Brian Larsh |
13 |
6/11 |
Thu |
IN |
Indianapolis |
10 |
M |
Near tree |
Going to car |
Jeremiah Miller |
14 |
6/11 |
Thu |
FL |
Sebring |
32 |
M |
Near tree |
Golfing |
Pierre Hyppolite |
15 |
6/17 |
Wed |
MO |
Columbia |
23 |
F |
Open field |
Fishing |
Georgette Tillett |
16 |
6/27 |
Sat |
PR |
Moca |
43 |
M |
Outside home |
Cutting lawn |
Antonio C. Mangual |
17 |
7/1 |
Wed |
MA |
Orleans |
41 |
M |
Boat |
Shell fishing |
Christopher West |
18 |
7/3 |
Fri |
NY |
Lloyd |
35 |
M |
Outside home |
Building treehouse |
Dan Schlosser |
19 |
7/4 |
Sat |
FL |
North Lakeland |
30 |
M |
Open field |
Soccer |
Benjamin Gonzalez |
20 |
7/4 |
Sat |
NM |
Rio Rancho |
26 |
M |
Parking lot |
Seeking shelter |
Jarrod Truesdale |
21 |
7/4 |
Sat |
MT |
Billings |
26 |
M |
Park |
Seeking shelter |
Blake Harmon |
22 |
7/6 |
Mon |
AL |
Atmore |
51 |
F |
Yard |
Taking out trash |
Dawn Yoder |
23 |
7/8 |
Wed |
FL |
Melbourne Bch |
54 |
M |
Beach |
Seeking shelter |
Frank Paxton |
24 |
7/21 |
Tue |
MN |
Stillwater |
14 |
F |
Outside home |
Playing in rain |
Taylor Zimmerman |
25 |
7/26 |
Sun |
NJ |
Newark |
22 |
M |
Under tree |
In unsafe shelter |
Isaac Coello-Pineda |
26 |
7/27 |
Mon |
NC |
Southern Shores |
49 |
M |
Beach |
Jogging |
Matthew Glomb |
27 |
8/5 |
Wed |
PA |
Bethlehem |
53 |
M |
Outside home |
Yardwork |
Anthony Vaccaro |
28 |
8/27 |
Thu |
TX |
Bedford |
19 |
F |
Outside home |
Crossing street |
Taylor Lawson |
29 |
8/30 |
Sun |
NM |
Quemado |
61 |
M |
Near tree |
Hunting |
Harry Beggerly |
30 |
9/5 |
Sat |
FL |
Soldier Key |
37 |
M |
Boat |
Fishing |
Ernesto Perez-Suarez |
31 |
9/5 |
Sat |
LA |
Lake Charles |
44 |
M |
Boat |
Fishing |
Joe Landry |
32 |
9/20 |
Sun |
AZ |
Clay Springs |
68 |
M |
Roadway |
Riding motorcycle |
Ben McLachlan |
33 |
9/25 |
Fri |
NC |
Wrightsville Beach |
18 |
M |
Beach |
Swimming |
John Edward Sackett |
34 |
10/8 |
Thu |
MO |
Phillipsburg |
40 |
M |
Outside home |
Checking cattle |
Jesus Guadalupe Perez |
Lightning Fatalities for 2009 by State
2009 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
State |
Gender |
Age |
Day
Of Week |
By
Month |
AL |
1 |
Male |
28 (82%) |
0- 9 |
0 (0%) |
Sun |
4 (12%) |
|
09 |
08 |
07 |
06 |
Norm* |
AZ |
1 |
Fem |
6 (18%) |
10-19 |
6 (18%) |
Mon |
4 (12%) |
Jan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
CA |
2 |
|
20-29 |
5 (15%) |
Tue |
1 (3%) |
Feb |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CO |
1 |
|
30-39 |
5 (15%) |
Wed |
10 (29%) |
Mar |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
FL |
5 |
|
40-49 |
9 (26%) |
Thu |
4 (12%) |
Apr |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
IN |
1 |
|
50-59 |
4 (12%) |
Fri |
3 (9%) |
May |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
KS |
1 |
|
60-69 |
4 (12%) |
Sat |
8 (24%) |
Jun |
12 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
KY |
1 |
|
70-79 |
1 (3%) |
|
|
Jul |
10 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
LA |
1 |
|
80-89 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Aug |
3 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
MA |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sep |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
MN |
2 |
|
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|
|
|
Oct |
1* |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
MO |
2 |
|
|
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|
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Nov |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MS |
1 |
|
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|
|
Dec |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MT |
1 |
|
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Year |
34* |
28 |
45 |
48 |
58 |
NC |
3 |
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NJ |
1 |
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NM |
2 |
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NY |
1 |
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PA |
1 |
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PR |
1 |
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TX |
3 |
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VA |
1 |
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Percentages may not
add up to 100% due to rounding.
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* - Known Fatalities to
date |
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30 year average of 58 deaths per year (1979-2008) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with December 1961 plane crash fatalities |
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