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Crack! Boom! We’re entering the daily summer thunderstorm season in Florida. The clouds roll in and, with them, you sometimes see lightning in the distance. Then you hear thunder.<\/p>\n

With 50 deaths from 2015 to 2024, Florida leads the nation in lightning-related fatalities, according to the Lightning Safety Council. It’s not just a matter of personal safety. Lightning caused about $1.2 billion worth of damage in 2023, according to an Ask IFAS document<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lara Milligan and Shannon Carnevale, UF\/IFAS Extension natural resources agents for Pinellas and Polk counties, respectively, hosted a podcast episode<\/a> about lightning. Called “All About Lightning,” this episode of the Naturally Florida podcast educates listeners about this sometimes-scary phenomenon.<\/p>\n

“We realize that many of our listeners are new to Florida, and as someone that has volunteered with many families who are not from Florida, I think our pop-up storms are a very unique feature these folks may not be familiar with,” Milligan said.<\/p>\n

So, we asked Milligan and Carnevale to bust a few lightning myths.<\/p>\n