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.
Spring rains will soon be falling, and warm temperatures will bring the return of thunderstorms. A caller to our 1-800-WHY-ISIT line notes that while most people know enough to leave the water during a lightning storm, most fish continue swimming recklessly.