Lightning struck the ground at a Greater Cincinnati golf course, leaving behind a bizarre, web-like pattern. An employee at Ivy Hills Country Club in Newtown captured a video of the green last week, ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking Florida as the nation’s top lightning hotspot.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Oklahoma has overtaken Florida as the lightning capital of the United States.

Florida was not the lightning capital of the U.S. in 2025, according to report by AEM. Researchers found Oklahoma led the ...

The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report.

There is a new lightning capital in the U.S., with Oklahoma unseating Florida in lightning strike density, according to a new ...

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Oklahoma has officially replaced Florida as the lightning capital of the United States, recording 73 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per square mile last year.

Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a ...

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