We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

Where there’s lightning, a crash of thunder isn’t far behind. If a storm has passed and the sun has returned, it can make lightning flashes difficult or even impossible to see. Meteorologists call ...

Storms are expected to continue into Thursday evening across Florida, with widespread activity through 10 p.m. then the rain ...

This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment. Additionally, WMO assessment of ...

A single lightning bolt silently crossed three states in 2017. Years later, satellites finally uncovered its record-breaking ...

Of all places, lightning dared to strike a lagoon full of large alligators in Florida, officials say. It happened Aug. 6 at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine after the park ...

Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself ...

The mega-flash extended 515 miles from just outside of Dallas all the way to near Kansas City and included over 100 cloud to ...

Dramatic footage captured lightning illuminating the night sky over central Florida as severe storms swept through the region ...