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Lightning Strike Kills Visitor and Injures Woman on Cape Charles Beach

Severe afternoon storms produced the strike, raising concern about a rising tally of U.S. lightning deaths in 2026.

Surveillance Captures Near-Miss Lightning Strike at Southborough Home

Man Killed by Lightning in Waukesha During Severe Storm