How many people are struck by lightning each year?

About how many people are struck by lightning in the US every year?

• Answer:

  I believe around 370 ish.....I looked at a couple other things and stumbled on this while looking, so just thought I'd answer for you. They say about 7o deaths and 300 injuries due to an actual individual being struck. Here is a cut out and a link.. During every minute of every day, roughly 1,800 thunderstorms are creating lightning somewhere on Earth. Though the chances of being struck by lightning are estimated at 1 in 700,000, these huge electrical sparks are one of the leading causes of weather-related deaths in the USA each year with an average of 73 people killed; about 300 people usually are injured by lightning. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wlightning.htm I believe around 370 ish.....I looked at a couple other things and stumbled on this while looking, so just thought I'd answer for you. They say about 7o deaths and 300 injuries due to an actual individual being struck. Here is a cut out and a link.. During every minute of every day, roughly 1,800 thunderstorms are creating lightning somewhere on Earth. Though the chances of being struck by lightning are estimated at 1 in 700,000, these huge electrical sparks are one of the leading causes of weather-related deaths in the USA each year with an average of 73 people killed; about 300 people usually are injured by lightning. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wlightning.htm