There have been 16 fatalities to date in 2009
Lightning deaths have occurred in 13 states and Puerto Rico
California, Florida and Texas have each suffered 2 fatalities
|
No. |
Date |
Day |
State |
City |
Age |
Sex |
Location |
Activity |
Victim |
1 |
3/15 |
Sun |
TX |
Port Aransas |
63 |
M |
On beach |
Walking to vehicle |
Stan Grassel |
2 |
4/25 |
Sat |
KS |
Perry |
45 |
M |
Highway |
Riding motorcycle |
Troy Gentzler |
3 |
5/6 |
Wed |
MN |
St. Cloud |
42 |
M |
Back yard |
Yard work |
Chad Giroux |
4 |
5/16 |
Sat |
MS |
Yazoo County |
16 |
M |
Corn field |
|
Andrew Williams |
5 |
6/3 |
Wed |
CA |
Fontana |
40 |
F |
Under tree |
Walking to bus |
Tina Marie Bond |
6 |
6/3 |
Wed |
VA |
Fredericksburg |
12 |
M |
Ball field |
Playing baseball |
Chelal Matos |
7 |
6/3 |
Wed |
TX |
Crystal Beach |
33 |
M |
Beach |
Jogging |
Isaias Lara-Matinez |
8 |
6/3 |
Wed |
CA |
Portola |
70 |
F |
Near tree |
Yard work |
MaryAnn Heald |
9 |
6/5 |
Fri |
CO |
Evans |
21 |
M |
Open field |
Walking |
Efrain
Trevizo-Molina |
10 |
6/8 |
Mon |
FL |
Coral Springs |
53 |
M |
In yard |
Trimming grass |
Dessalines Oleus |
11 |
6/8 |
Mon |
NC |
Fairview |
65 |
M |
In field |
Clearing brush |
Donald Michael Lynch |
12 |
6/10 |
Wed |
KY |
Shelbyville |
44 |
M |
Under tree |
Waiting for car ride |
Brian Larsh |
13 |
6/11 |
Thu |
IN |
Indianapolis |
10 |
M |
Near tree |
Camping, going to car |
Jeremiah Miller |
14 |
6/11 |
Thu |
FL |
Sebring |
32 |
M |
Near tree |
Golfing |
Pierre Hyppolite |
15 |
6/17 |
Wed |
MO |
Columbia |
23 |
F |
Open Field |
Fishing |
Georgette Tillett |
16 |
6/27 |
Sat |
PR |
Moca |
43 |
M |
Outside Home |
Cutting lawn |
Antonio Cruz Mangual |
Lightning Fatalities for 2009 by State
2009 Lightning Fatality Demographics
|
State |
Gender |
Age |
Day
Of Week |
By
Month |
CA |
2 |
Male |
13 (81%) |
0- 9 |
0 (0%) |
Sun |
1 (6%) |
|
09 |
08 |
07 |
06 |
Norm* |
CO |
1 |
Fem. |
3 (19%) |
10-19 |
3 (19%) |
Mon |
2 (13%) |
Jan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
FL |
2 |
|
20-29 |
2 (13%) |
Tue |
0 (0%) |
Feb |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
IN |
1 |
|
30-39 |
2 (13%) |
Wed |
7 (44%) |
Mar |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
KS |
1 |
|
40-49 |
4 (31%) |
Thu |
2 (13%) |
Apr |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
KY |
1 |
|
50-59 |
1 (6%) |
Fri |
1 (6%) |
May |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
MN |
1 |
|
60-69 |
2 (13%) |
Sat |
3 (19%) |
Jun |
12* |
9 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
MO |
1 |
|
70-79 |
1 (6%) |
|
|
Jul |
|
14 |
10 |
16 |
17 |
MS |
1 |
|
80-89 |
0 (0%) |
|
|
Aug |
|
0 |
9 |
7 |
13 |
NC |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sep |
|
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
PR |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oct |
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
TX |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nov |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VA |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dec |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
16* |
28 |
45 |
48 |
58 |
Percentages may not
add up to 100% due to rounding.
|
* - Known Fatalities to
date |
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30 year average of 58 deaths per year (1979-2008) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with December 1961 plane crash fatalities
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