Yet the awesome electrical power of a lightning bolt, whether it hits a person directly or indirectly, can leave significant, lasting physical and mental damage, including burns, vision loss and personality changes. Lightning is second only to floods as the deadliest natural threat, claiming about 58 lives each year, according to data from the National Weather Service. Not all strikes are direct hits, but most do leave outward marks, whether burns or strange spidery bruises, known as Lichtenberg figures, which trace the path of electricity that forced blood cells out of capillaries.June 5, 2009— - After Tuesday's lightning strike, 12-year-old Chelal Matos' death in Virginia's Spotsylvania County brought the tally of lightning-related fatalities to six this year, including a woman who was killed by an indirect lightning strike in California last month.Survivors report long term affects such as personality changes, forgetfulness, balance problems, ringing in the ears, headaches, trouble concentrating and slower reaction times. Many victims suffer cardiac arrest, brain and nerve injuries.In comparison, household current is 120 Volts and 15 Amps, according to the NWS. A typical lightning flash is about 300 million Volts and about 30,000 Amps.The second state with most lightning deaths is Texas with 22 during the same time period. From 2011 to 2020, 49 lightning fatalities happened in Florida, the most in any state, according to data from NWS.Lightning strike: Two Merritt Island girls hospitalized after incident involving lightning strike Like other survivors, Dave is certain he can now "feel" lightning before it strikes. I could see blood dripping down across my eyes but could not close them." I could not move at all but my eyes were open and my head was tilted at an angle. Then I saw a bright flash at which point I suspect I landed on the dock. It seemed to me as though I was almost flying. I also recall what seemed to be a period of time when all I could see was a white or grey color. "One minute I was walking along fine and the next I wasn't sure which way was up or down and I seemed to be spinning. Two years after being struck by lightning while working on a dock on the east coast of Florida, Dave still suffered from chronic pain, heart palpitations, headaches, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, memory problems, inability to concentrate, and a loud ringing in his ears. You can and 90 percent of victims do but some, like Dave, a survivor listed only by his first name on the National Weather services' list of survivor stories, endure a lifetime of debilitating injuries. Caldwell was revived, and legend has it he went on to finish the game. He sustained burns on his chest.Ĭan you survive being struck by lightning? "It felt just like somebody came up with a board and hit me on top of the head and knocked me down,” said former Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell, who was struck by lightning and knocked unconscious in the ninth inning of a 1919 game. Lightning strike beach: Lightning strikes one man at Florida beach, injures 7 others What does it feel like to be struck by lightning?
The Empire State Building is hit an average of 23 times a year, according to the National Weather Service. Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it's a tall, pointy, isolated object. Nicknamed the 'lightning conductor of Virginia' and 'the spark ranger,' Sullivan's strikes resulted in a scar seared down his right leg and upper body his big toenail was blown off his hair was burned in three separate strikes and he lost his hearing. The retired park ranger was struck by lightning seven times from 1942 through 1977, earning a dubious Guinness Book of World Records title.
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