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: ...

It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...

It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

Springtime storms can often bring an impressive light show to South Central Texas, just like the lightning that’s been found in the storm activity over the past few days. Photos sent into KSAT Connect ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Editor's Note: The video above is from Jan. 24. The thunderstorm earlier this week gave us a little taste of spring weather. As we get closer to experiencing more convective weather, ...

Harvard researchers demonstrate how cloud-to-ground lightning strikes could have created the building blocks for life in the young Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

It's one of nature's most striking regular phenomena, but you may not know that lightning can appear in many different forms. Intracloud lightning is contained within one cloud jumping between ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Roughly 300 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes and 1,000 cloud-to-cloud bolts flashed across Northwest Oregon and southwest Washington Thursday morning, Portland’s National ...

Chris Vagasky previously worked for Vaisala, owner-operator of the National Lightning Detection Network It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you ...