yahoonews on January 6, 2026 1:11 pm **From USA Today:** Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation’s lightning capital, [according to a new report](https://aem.eco/2025-lightning-report-first-look/) released Monday, Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning flashes per square mile last year, Oklahoma displaced the state that has traditionally dominated this ranking, “signaling a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to the report. **Read more:** [**https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/theres-lightning-capital-us-no-201314251.html**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/theres-lightning-capital-us-no-201314251.html)
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**From USA Today:**
Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation’s lightning capital, [according to a new report](https://aem.eco/2025-lightning-report-first-look/) released Monday, Jan. 5.
With approximately 73 lightning flashes per square mile last year, Oklahoma displaced the state that has traditionally dominated this ranking, “signaling a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to the report.
**Read more:** [**https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/theres-lightning-capital-us-no-201314251.html**](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/theres-lightning-capital-us-no-201314251.html)
Oklahoma Thunder gonna cash in on this