According the weather monitoring company Vaisala, Oklahoma is among the top states for the number of lightning strikes. The company says there were more than 11-million strikes in 2022. Oklahoma was ranked fourth in the country, behind Louisiana, Florida and Texas. Texas had the most with more than 27-million strikes in 2022.
2022 Lightning Strikes:
- Texas - 27,696,688
- Florida - 18,706,904
- Louisiana - 11,561,897
- Oklahoma - 11,373,431