Studies have shown that Florida is the state where you're most likely to get struck by lightning, but does that make it the state with the most dangerous weather?
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the United States in the last five years because of weather-related events and conditions.
To determine the states with the most dangerous weather, 24/7 Wall St. compiled state by state fatality rates attributable to weather from the National Weather Service. They totalled all weather-related deaths from 2011 through 2015 and adjusted the five-year total for every 1 million state residents.
These are the states with the most dangerous weather.
1. Alabama
> 5-year fatality rate: 61.1 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 295
>Total damage 2011-2015: $4.4 billion
2. Missouri
> 5-year fatality rate: 43.5 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 263
>Total damage 2011-2015: $3.5 billion
3. Nevada
> 5-year fatality rate: 36.1 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 101
>Total damage 2011-2015: $133.0 million
4. Wyoming
> 5-year fatality rate: 34.5 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 20
>Total damage 2011-2015: $45.5 million
5. Arkansas
> 5-year fatality rate: 30.8 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 91
>Total damage 2011-2015: $1.2 billion
6. Oklahoma
> 5-year fatality rate: 27.8 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 107
>Total damage 2011-2015: $3.3 billion
7. Mississippi
> 5-year fatality rate: 26.4 (per million residents)
>Total fatalities 2011-2015: 79
>Total damage 2011-2015: $2.6 billion
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