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Top 5 Lightning Prone States

Chris DolceUpdated: Jun 14, 2012, 10:02 AM EDTweather.com

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Lightning Frequency in the United States

During the spring, thunderstorms become more frequent across the country before peaking in the summer months. With those loud claps of thunder come the vivid, but dangerous, displays of lightning.
(PHOTOS: iWitness Weather)

Using data from Vaisala Inc. on the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lightning safety website, we are counting down the top five most lightning-prone states. This is based on the average number of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes per square mile each year on information collected from 1997 to 2010.
It should come as no surprise that the states making this list are all from the South. This is illustrated very well by the graphic at the left, which shows the highest concentration of lightning frequency (darker oranges, red) over this region of the country.
let's begin the countdown with #5.

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