Lightning can have a particularly devastating impact on wind farms. Wind turbines are prepped for lightning strikes, but the infrastructure and engineers that support them are vulnerable to lightning events

Locations of wind farms that received the most lightning strikes in 2023, in average number of lightning strikes per turbine

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

14.4

Freeborn County, Michigan

12.0

Randall County, Texas

10.0

Worth County, Iowa

9.0

Hansford County, Texas

8.8

Nolan County, Texas

7.8

Murray County, Oklahoma

7.4

Cook County, Illinois

7.0

Grady County, Oklahoma

6.5

Scurry County, Texas

6.5

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

14.4

Freeborn County, Michigan

12.0

Randall County, Texas

10.0

Worth County, Iowa

9.0

Hansford County, Texas

8.8

Nolan County, Texas

7.8

Murray County, Oklahoma

7.4

Cook County, Illinois

7.0

Grady County, Oklahoma

6.5

Scurry County, Texas

6.5

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

14.4

Freeborn County, Michigan

12.0

Randall County, Texas

10.0

Worth County, Iowa

9.0

Hansford County, Texas

8.8

Nolan County, Texas

7.8

Murray County, Oklahoma

7.4

Cook County, Illinois

7.0

Grady County, Oklahoma

6.5

Scurry County, Texas

6.5

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

14.4

Freeborn County, Michigan

12.0

Randall County, Texas

10.0

Worth County, Iowa

9.0

Hansford County, Texas

8.8

Nolan County, Texas

7.8

Murray County, Oklahoma

7.4

Cook County, Illinois

7.0

Grady County, Oklahoma

6.5

Scurry County, Texas

6.5

Vaisala, 2023