Eleven people have been killed already this month by lightning strikes in the U.S. All the U.S. 's 15 lightning deaths this year occurred in the South , Midwest and West . `` There have been less severe thunderstorms there . '' Summer is the deadliest season for lightning because of the frequency of storms . Comment:
Eleven people have been killed already this month by lightning strikes in the U.S. All the U.S. 's 15 lightning deaths this year occurred in the South , Midwest and West . Summer is the deadliest season for lightning because of the frequency of storms . Comment: