Which US State Has the Most Lightning Fatalities? This week is NOAA’s Lightning Awareness week. Lightning has surprisingly killed a lot of people in the USA since records began in 1950. Mountain climbers are especially exposed to lightning in the USA. I’ve been climbing in both the Sierras and Rockies when I saw light strike objects well below me. Scary stuff. […] Weather SnowBrains | June 25, 2014 1 Comment