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It's close to the equator and water.

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Q: Why does more lightning strike Florida than any other state?
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Which other US state has more lightning than Illinois?

Florida has more lightning strikes than any other state.


What does Florida have more of than any other state?

lightning strikes


Why does lightning strike so much in tangerine county Florida?

The Tangerine County of Florida gets hit by so much lightning because the state is a peninsula completely surrounded by warm tropical water. Evaporation in the unstable air of the tropics creates thunderstorms, and these create lightning.


What is the state with the most lightning strikes?

Florida has the highest rate of lightning strikes.


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Which state has most lightning strikes?

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What state is known as the lightning capital of the US?

FLORIDA Florida is known as the "Lightning Capital of the Nation" or the "Lightning Capital of the World." Florida has more injuries and deaths attributed to thunderstorms than any other US state. The city of Tampa is also billed as "The Lightning Capital of the Nation" for its huge number of thunderstorms. In one month (June 1994), more than 50,000 lightning strikes occurred in the Tampa/St. Petersburg metropolitan area.


What state gets struct by the most lightning?

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In what US state would you find lightning alley?

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What state had the most lightning bolts?

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State with the most hurricanes?

From 1900-1996 its Florida.The state that has been hit by the most hurricanes is Florida.


What place has the highest rate of death by lightning?

Florida state has the highest rate of death by lighting. From 1959 to 2003 lightning killed 3,696 people in the United States. Of those, 425 were in Florida.