NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and ...

THE WEATHER PLAYED A PART IN TONIGHT’S FIREWORKS SHOW AT CITY PARK, FORCING THE 3RD OF JULY EVENT TO END EARLY. WDSU’S JONAH ...

About 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

McDaniel told the TV station she thinks the lightning sent a current through the tree’s roots, jolting the people in her ...

The NWS Sacramento CA issued a report at 4:39 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada.

Late afternoon wind and rain follow hours of 90-degree heat and 100 degree heat indexes in the D.C. region. Trees topple, and ...

Every lightning strike begins as a silent exchange of charge — leaders reaching down, streamers rising up — until, in an ...

Storms are starting to move in from the Berkshires, moving east throughout the evening bringing lightning and heavy rain at ...

Summertime thunderstorms can pack a powerful punch and carry a significant amount of energy for lightning strikes. On Sunday, ...

A honeymoon tragedy. A groom was enjoying a day on the beach with his bride when, out of nowhere, he was hit by lightning in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He was standing in ankle-deep water. 29-year-old ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

The phrase "out of the blue," which signifies something unexpected, is derived from a perilous weather event known as a "bolt ...