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An average of 25 Americans are killed every year by lightning strikes, with hundreds more injured, some permanently. Oftentimes, these deaths are preventable. The number of lightning-related deaths has decreased in recent years, with campaigns like Lighting Safety Awareness Week teaching people important safety tips. John Jensenius, the creator of Lightning Safety Awareness Week, hopes to continue to eliminate lightning fatalities and help Americans protect themselves. Here are three important t

'When thunder roars, go indoors!' is the key message in the lightning safety campaign. Here's what to know about lightning deaths.

"When thunder roars, go indoors!" is the key message in the lightning safety campaign. Here's what to know about lightning deaths.

The fatalities occurred in nine states: Florida had four, Texas had two, and the rest happened in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Alabama and Kentucky.

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No one witnessed the strike, officials say.

A girl has died days after she and three friends were struck by lightning in northeastern Oklahoma.

Eerie lightning strikes photobombed a Fourth of July fireworks show in a small Tennessee town.

Independence Day could be a volatile one across the central, southern and eastern United States as the atmosphere looks primed to produce rounds of severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. By far, the greatest risk for people spending time outdoors during the holiday and days later this week will be from lightning strikes. As a general rule, experts say if distant thunder can be heard, there is a risk of a lightning strike in the vicinity. U.S. lightning fatalities betwe

A 27-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning in western Nebraska last week while checking on cattle. The report from Garden County, Nebraska, was delayed, having occurred on Wednesday, June 21, before it was reported to the National Lightning Safety Council, according to Lightning Safety Specialist John Jensenius. The fatality occurred on a day when a complex developed over western parts of the state and pushed to the southwest, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert said. GET THE