Update: The current severe thunderstorm warning will be expiring at 10 p.m., says the NWS
The warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS. Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead. It diminishes as the storm moves away.