One man is dead and more than a dozen others are injured, including eight children, after they were struck by lightning in New Jersey. ABC News' Morgan Norwood reports on the severe weather.

The man was undergoing CPR when first responders arrived. The strike happened during a Cub Scout outing at an archery range, police said.

A Colorado man on his honeymoon was killed by lightning while in ankle-deep water at a Florida beach, despite the storm being miles away in what officials called extremely rare.

The man struck by lightning was visiting the beach community with his wife. Powerful thunderstorms are common in the state of Florida, and people are urged to seek shelter.

Florida's geography makes summer one of the more dangerous seasons meteorologically, with spiking daytime temperatures that trigger invading sea breezes.

When golf courses lightning alerts go off, take shelter indoors. The National Weather Service states no place outdoors is safe during a thunderstorm.

Since 2006, almost 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

Jake A. Rosencranz, 29, died from injuries sustained from being struck by lightning while standing in ankle-deep water.

The top county in the U.S. when it came to flash density, or the number of lightning strikes per square mile, in 2024 was Limestone County in Texas, which had had average of 125 flashes per square mile. That number was significantly higher than any other county in the U.S., including Florida.