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Finger of God
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Taken from the front porch about 11:00pm.
Lightning Statistics
One lightning casualty occurred for every 86,000 flashes in the United States
One death occurred for every 345,000 flashes
One injury occurred for every 114,000 flashes
Overall, a rate of 7.7 casualties per million people per 100 million flashes was found for the entire United States.
A very frequently asked question is "How likely am I to be struck by lightning?" This is a seemingly simple question, but there is no single answer that fits everyone. The average annual per capita strike rate in the United States is around 1 in 600,000. However, this DOES NOT mean your odds of being struck are 1 in 600,000.
The odds of being struck vary from person to person, and are determined by a number of different factors. Among the most significant are:
Geographical location and climatology
Diurnal and annual climatology
Personal lifestyle/hobbies
Number of thunderstorms occurring at any given moment: 2000
Number of lightning strikes every second: 100
Number of lightning strikes per day: 8 Million
Number of lightning strikes in the USA per year: 20 Million
Number of VOLTS in a lightning flash: 1 Billion
Number of AMPS in a lighting flash: between 10,000 and 200,000
The average lightning flash would light a 100 watt light bulb for 3 months.
Source: National Weather Service: Southern Region |
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- pranab
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randy,
nice capture of this awesome show of nature. your note provides a different perspective too.
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