The U.S. has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to ...

Lightning strikes south of Badger Mountain on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as seen from the parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Courtesy Scott Butner A Richland-based photographer ...

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) — According to a new report, Oklahoma is now the lightning capital of the United States following 2025.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida usually leads the nation in lightning strikes each year. In 2021, over 14 million lightning strikes were recorded in Florida. There was an average of 285 lightning events ...

Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice? A local photographer captured lightning striking One World Trade Center during Monday’s torrential downpour — and it wasn’t the first time. Max Guliani, 34, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe thunderstorms hit the Kansas City area late Thursday afternoon causing power outages, downed trees and damage to homes and vehicles. As the storms moved out, many found calm ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in years, Florida has lost a major weather status of lightning capital of the U.S. The ...