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: ...

There are also some other rarer, even more spectacular types of lightning: ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

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 activity poses a significant danger throughout the year, regardless of the season. Over the past 12 months, the ...

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

A lack of hurricanes and a parched wet season is one reason why Oklahoma closed in on Florida's lightning title but it's ...

JONESBORO, Ga. - A church in Clayton County burned to the ground after lightning hit it in Sunday night's storms. "Mother Nature is a powerful thing. And lightning strikes, when they do often hit ...

Various news outlets recently reported a fatal accident involving a motorcycle rider being struck by lightning. This is a tragic incident. It comes several days after I watched jaw-dropping video of ...

Lightning is fascinating to watch but also extremely dangerous. In the United States, there are about 25 million lightning flashes every year. Each of those 25 million flashes is a potential killer.