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 ...

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, ...