Credit: PixabayBy Clara LincolnholMichigan experiences hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes each year and ranks 25th in lightning density per square mile, according to data from last year. Lightning strikes in Michigan are on the lower side of the scale because the state gets fewer storms than many others, said MLive chief meteorologist Mark Torregrossa. But the number of people struck by lightning in the state is disproportionately high, he said. “Michigan is fairly low on the lightning strikes across the country, and that’s what’s always made us say that Michiganders put themselves in places to be struck by lightning,” Torregrossa said. Cloud to ground lightning strikes account for 20% of all lightning activity according to AEM, a company that monitors lightning in the United States.