The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...

Oklahoma is now the lightning capital of the United States, taking down Florida.

Oklahoma has surpassed Florida as the nation's new lightning leader, recording about 73 flashes per square mile in 2025. This shift is attributed to an unusually active severe weather season in ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...