Florida led the nation with four lightning-related deaths in 2025. Experts share how to stay safe when thunderstorms approach ...

Experts say tens of millions of lightning bolts (cloud-to-cloud and ground strikes) every year across Florida.

The man, who was on vacation with his family at the time of the incident, was identified as 51-year-old Viktar Kiryk ...

The Fourth of July holiday weekend turned dangerous as separate lightning strikes injured a lifeguard who volunteered to work on the holiday, as well as a sheriff's deputy about an hour away. The ...

One person was killed and three others were injured Friday after a lightning strike at Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

A man was killed and three of his family members were injured in a lightning strike in the water off Fort Myers Beach, Florida on July 3, 2026.

One man died, and three people were injured when lightning struck at Fort Myers Beach on Friday afternoon, according to the local fire district. The four people were swimming in the Gulf when suddenly ...

A lightning strike turned deadly as the Independence Day weekend got underway in Southwest Florida. Crews were dispatched to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Friday, July 3, after reports of a lightning ...

A man is dead and three people are injured after a lightning strike hit swimmers off Fort Myers Beach during a storm.

Florida Woman Narrowly Escapes Lightning Strike ...

A Florida woman had a close call with a lightning strike as it hit near her neighbor’s house on Saturday, June 27. This ...