The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...

Florida, the lightning capital of the United States, leads the nation in both the density of lightning strikes and deaths by lightning.

Lightning strike deaths increased in 2025 as 19 people were killed across the U.S. Men aged 20-39 were the most likely to be killed by lightning, according to the National Weather Service. Only three ...

Two hikers saw their outdoor outing unexpectedly cut short after they were struck by lightning near the top of Humphreys Peak near Flagstaff on Oct. 22, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — One of the hikers who survived being struck by lightning on Humphreys Peak in northern Arizona recalled getting rescued and his emotional reunion with his wife. There is ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two men survived a lightning strike while hiking Mount Humphreys near Flagstaff Wednesday morning, but their journey to recovery may be just beginning, according to a lightning ...