Disaster-history hazard lens
Lightning events reported independently of other storm hazards. Compare official county histories below while keeping FEMA administrative declarations separate from NOAA observed-event reports.
Data updated Aug 21, 2026 · Current conditions: Live Dashboard →
Administrative records
Federal administrative declarations that include a county designation and map to this hazard category. A declaration is a government action, not a physical-event census.
0 counties have a positive lightning count in this source.
No positive fema declaration history count is present for this category among the atlas county profiles.
Observed-event reports
Distinct NOAA Storm Events records explicitly coded to a county and mapped to this hazard category. Forecast-zone and marine-zone records are excluded from county totals.
53 counties have a positive lightning count in this source.
Coverage: Jan 1, 1996 – May 31, 2026
Rankings compare only this source and exact coverage window. Equal counts share a rank.
