Florida Lightning Safety — The 30-30 Rule, the Lightning Capital of the US, and Why Your Afternoon Plans Are Wrong

Florida's I-4 corridor gets more cloud-to-ground lightning per square mile than anywhere else in the U.S. The storms hit on a schedule — 2 to 6 pm, almost daily, late May through September. Here's the local playbook: the 30-30 rule, where to shelter, where you can't, and why blue sky lies.