Search crews spent hours recovering a teen's body as storms threatened, highlighting how lightning puts Florida boaters and ...

A man kayaking on a river in Santa Rosa County, Florida, died after being struck by lightning and falling into the river on ...

Florida leads the nation in lightning fatalities. Here’s how to stay safe as lightning activity picks up this rainy season.

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

Michael Aidan Vargas's, 18, father witnessed his son get struck by lightning as they were kayaking on the Blackwater River in ...

The high school senior died “doing what he loved, hanging with his dad on the water,” according to an obituary. The teen’s ...

APOPKA, Florida — One thing we don't get much of in Utah is lightning. Florida, though, that's another story. It's regarded as the "lightning capital" of the United States, given the frequency of ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...

SEMINOLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida man recovering from a lightning strike is reflecting on his experience. “I have a second outlook on life now, myself,” said Travis Kurtz, who survived a lightning ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

The Sunshine State is used to seeing lightning and hearing thunder but a new report found that the rate of bolts illuminating the sky is actually lower than during recent years. According to experts ...