41
Recorded events
7
Direct deaths
26
Direct injuries
$5.0M
Property damage
Lightning in Collier County, Florida: 41 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #70 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Lightning in Collier County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for lightning in Collier County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Collier County archive, lightning makes up 9.8% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #70 for this hazard and #13 within Florida, putting it in the 97.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for lightning in Collier County with 12 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1996 | NAPLES PARK | 0 | 2 | 6 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2003 | IMMOKALEE | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | NAPLES | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | MARCO | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2016 | GOLDEN GATE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2013 | CORKSCREW | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | MARCO | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | MARCO | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | MARCO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | MARCO | 0 | $30K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | NAPLES | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | NAPLES | 0 | $2K |
| Sep 11, 2021 | NAPLES PARK | 0 | $2K |
| Jul 26, 2021 | NORTH NAPLES | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | MARCO | 0 | $0 |
| May 18, 2020 | NORTH NAPLES | 0 | $50K |
| Jul 18, 2019 | NAPLES PARK | 0 | $80K |
| Jun 30, 2017 | NORTH NAPLES | 0 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Collier County
- Thunderstorm Wind 110
- Tornado 71
- Hail 56
- Funnel Cloud 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Broadcast media relayed a report of a 17-year-old teenage boy from Georgia struck by lightning at Residents Beach on Marco Island due to a thunderstorm in the vicinity. Injuries were severe and the teen was airlifted to a hospital in Miami. Eleven (11) days later on July 28th, he unfortunately passed away due to his injuries.
Local broadcast media reported two males sustaining injuries from a lightning strike in the water next to Naples Pier. Time is based on data from the National Lightning Detection Network. Two weeks later, local media reported that one of the men passed away after being in critical condition since the lightning strike.
A 52-year old Mexican national was killed while working near a ditch at a farm two miles from Oil Well Road. Two other men standing about 10 feet away were injured by the same lightning strike. It was raining heavily at the time. It was raining heavily at the time.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many lightning events are on record in Collier County, Florida?
41 lightning events are recorded in Collier County between 1996 and 2025, causing 7 direct deaths.
What is the strongest lightning recorded in Collier County?
The strongest lightning on record in Collier County measured 0.
Where does the lightning data for Collier County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Lightning in Collier County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/collier-county/lightning/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.