1. Thunderstorms

2. Hail

3. Tornadoes

22. Sferics

23. http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/fatalities_us.html

24. State Death Rate/ Million Rank Wyoming2.02 1 Utah0.70 2 Colorado0.65 3 Florida0.56 4 Montana0.55 5 New Mexico0.55 6 South Dakota0.47 7 Idaho0.39 8 Alabama0.38 9 Louisiana0.37 10 Lightning Deaths in the United States Weighted by Population, 1990 to 2003

25. 1. Location of Incident ( 1959-1994) : 40% Unreported. 27% Open fields & recreation areas (not golf). 14% Under trees (not golf). 8% Water-related (boating, fishing, swimming…). 5% Golf/golf under trees. 3% Heavy equipment and machinery-related. 2.4% Telephone-related. 0.7% Radio, transmitter & antenna-related.

26. 1959-1994 2. Gender of victims = 84% male; 16% female. 3. Months of most incidents = June 21%, July 30%, Aug 22%. 4. Days of week of most incidents = Sun./Wed./Sat. 5. Time of day of most incidents = 2 PM to 6 PM. 6. Number of victims = One (91%), two or more (9%). 7. Deaths by State, Top Five = FL, MI, TX, NY, TN. 8. Injuries by State, Top Five = FL, MI, PA, NC, NY.

27. "If you can see it, flee it; If you can hear it, clear it. http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/decision_tree_people. html