Where in the U.S. is there the most lightning?
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tampa has the most strikes per year
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HahAHaha.  Listen Shawny, these people seriously do NOT know what they are talking about.  But I do, you're talking about lightening without thunder!  Not lightening with thunder but it's so far away you can't hear it.  There is such a thing as lightening with thunder because it's been happening all over here in my area of Texas.\n\nAnd I don't live out in the country, I'm in good ol' Austin.  There's something mysterious surrounding this lightening, not just because there's no thunder, but because you know the lightening is the driving force of the storm and not the other way around.  If that's true, then this lightening must be coming from SPACE.  That's right I said it.  Lightening caused not by the clouds colliding with cold air but by something going on with the Sun.  Anyways, I KNOW this was coming from space because of this one special bolt of lightening that just rocked the house and I'll never forget it.  \n\nIt came down out of the clouds like an anvil, and when it hit the air it's like the air acted like and insulatoragains the electricity and stopped the bolt from coming down anymore.  Well it was THICK at the trunk and it spread out in every direction along the bottom of the clouds, like a ring of electricity or the roots of a tree, causing lightening far out across horizon as far as I could see.  That was just too much energy for me to believe that it was caused by clouds rubbing together, am I right?  Can I get an AMEN?\n\nAnyways, so you know where this lightening is coming from, but what does this have to do with heat lightening?  Well you remember that Earth has a natural electric field right?  Everything that exists from the ground up has a natural electric charge on it.  When the lightening comes in it's basically pulling electrons off of the Earth and pulling energy in.  When these travel through the plasma the air surrounding the bolt is of a way smaller charge and is repelled; this causes the thunder.\n\nSomething is going on in these storms and in Earth's energy fields that allows this energy to be moved easily and with little resistance.  I believe we'll be seeing more of this lightening in the years ahead, you can count on it.  BWahahHAhAhaaa!!!
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Because it travels along the least obstructed air.  As air is sometimes denser at certain elevations the lightning flows along the path of least resistence.
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you mean which state of the USA is the best to live in i think colorado is the best but im a little biased. any type of climate that you are interested in. we have everything, and we also have all terrain types.
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Florida is the most intense.
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Fort Worth got a tornado go straight through downtown a few years back.\n\nAccording to this map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tornado_Alley.jpg\nFort Worth, Oklahoma City and Tulsa have the highest number of tornadoes observed, with a wide band across the states from Illinois to the DFW area being the "Tornado Alley"\n\nNote that hurricanes near populated areas are more likely to be observed, which accounts for the island style distribution.
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This site has a listing of all of the lighthouses in the United States by state;\nhttp://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/ltsum.htm
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Pasadena has the best neighborhood for lights!!  I live in the Inland Empire, but drive to this show every year!!  It is like 20 blocks of lights...way better than the one mile crap at Griffith Park..........\n\nUpper Hastings Ranch, Pasadena\nEach block of the area competes, creating displays with a common theme. Upper Hastings Ranch is bordered by Michillinda Avenue to the East, Sierra Madre Blvd. to the South and Riveria Drive to the West. From the 210 Freeway, take Michillinda Blvd. North to the lights. \n\nhttp://www.pasadenacal.com/holiday_2_2002.html\n\nYou'll be happy you went!!
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Most... United States of America...\n\nLeast... China...
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It's extremely rare, but can sometimes be seen in the northern states.  Probably when it's a large display on a very clear night.  I remember seeing something that everyone says was the Northern Lights in Connecticut as a kid but I was pretty young.  Could have been fireworks for all I know.
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Per square mile, Oklahoma has the most tornadoes of all US states.
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I've heard that the best in the country is in St. Louis, liquid Acid. You can drop it in your eye and instantly trip.
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If you are looking for forecasts go with http://www.weather.com\nFor info on lightning: http://www.insuremyhouse.com/lightning.html\nFor info on tornadoes: http://www.insuremyhouse.com/tornado.html\n\nFor more try running a search on http://www.kahmer.com
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The Empire State Building in New York City gets hit by lightning at least 100 times a year.
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Yes, very bright here in west central Missouri, USA.  Is that all you wanted to know?
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The sun and lightning may seem to be equal, but it appears that lightning is 5 times hotter than the sun. The sun's surface is 1,000°F. Times that by 5, and you have the temp of a lightning bolt.
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No, the rainiest place in the United States is Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii (32-year avg), 460 in. (1,168 cm).\n\nAlabama is not the wettest state either.\n\nAs you can see from the map in the third source here, the rainiest areas of the continental US are on the Pacific Coast.