Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...

Lightning strikes happen when electricity builds up inside storm clouds and between the clouds and the ground. Inside a ...

Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

More numbers from 2025 in the world of weather are in the books. Meteorologist Adam Rutt takes a look. Though severe weather ...

At 4:37 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 5:30 p.m. for ...

Lightning strikes lit up the skies over parts of southeast Missouri on Tuesday, November 18, as severe thunderstorms rolled through the region. Footage posted by Albert Blackwell shows the progression ...

The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. At 9:53 a.m. on Tuesday, the NWS ...

When you hear the faint rumbling of storms in the distance, it's wise to protect your home and its appliances against any electrical harm. One potential risk associated with these storms is power ...