ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year, lightning strikes cause house fires, power surges, and costly property damage. It happened just last week in Ormond Beach — but the good news is, many of these impacts are ...

As summer storm season ramps up, so does lightning danger-and with it, decades of misinformation. From showering during storms to pumping gas, myths about lightning continue to circulate widely, often ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lightning is one of nature’s most electrifying spectacles—literally. According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms form when key ingredients—moisture, instability and ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: ...

A thunderstorm is one of nature's most dramatic acts, and one of its most frightening. All thunderstorms produce lightning, every bolt of which releases around 1 billion joules worth of energy. That's ...

File photo of lightning strike. (Photo by Patrick Hazelett, KICD) It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, and National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Rogers says today is focused on lightning safety.

When a powerful lightning bolt hit Southern California's famed Venice Beach this weekend it triggered a wave of panic after a man was killed and 13 others were injured. Other recent incidents ...

MAINE, USA — The last week of June is Lightning Safety Awareness Week at the National Weather Service. Lightning is mainly thought about during the spring and summer months when afternoon ...

The warning was in place for Monroe and Northampton counties. "The showers which prompted the warning have moved out of the ...