Number of states with more than 100,000 American Indian and Alaska Native residents as of the 2010 Census. These states were California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, New York, New Mexico, Washington, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota and Illinois.
When Lightning Strikes Water The electricity is quickly dispersed - water is a poor conductor of electricity - and some of the water is split into oxygen and hydrogen, though likely not much, based on the amount of time it would be exposed to the lightning bolt. 23 people found this useful.
Heat, light, sound and electric energy are all forms produced in a lightning strike. The bottoms of clouds typically become negatively charged, while the earth beneath them becomes positively charged. When the potential difference between the two becomes sufficient to break down the electrical resistance of air, lightning strikes occur.