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.
In my humble opinion, not swimming during a thunderstorm, is an old wife's tale, Lulu. Indeed, pure distilled water doesn't lead electricity but that is not the point. If the lightning hits the surface of the water, the energy will be absorbed and your body won't be in the path of the least resistance.