There were 46 fatalities in 1999 in 23 States.
Florida had 5 deaths.
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Lightning Fatalities for 1999 by State
1999 Lightning Fatality Demographics
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State |
Gender |
Age |
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| AL |
2 |
Male |
39 (85%) |
0- 9 |
0 (0%) |
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| AR |
2 |
Fem |
7 (15%) |
10-19 |
7 (15%) |
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| AZ |
1 |
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20-29 |
4 (9%) |
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| CA |
1 |
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30-39 |
17 (37%) |
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| CO |
2 |
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40-49 |
10 (22%) |
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| FL |
5 |
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50-59 |
4 (9%) |
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| GA |
2 |
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60-69 |
2 (4%) |
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| IL |
2 |
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70-79 |
0 (0%) |
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| IN |
1 |
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80-89 |
0 (0%) |
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| KS |
2 |
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Unk. |
2 (4%) |
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| LA |
3 |
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| MI |
1 |
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| MS |
1 |
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| MT |
3 |
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| NC |
4 |
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| NJ |
1 |
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| NY |
1 |
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| OH |
2 |
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| OK |
1 |
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| TN |
1 |
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| TX |
3 |
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| UT |
1 |
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| VA |
1 |
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| WI |
1 |
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| WY |
2 |
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Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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* - Known Fatalities to date |
Note: Monthly normals are based on the 30-year average of 55 deaths per year (1980-2009) multiplied by the average monthly percentage of annual deaths from 1959-1994 as documented in NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193 with Dec 1961 plane crash fatalities removed from the data. |
