Spectacular lightning over the North Bay early Monday sparked 18 small fires in Sonoma County, sending state firefighters scrambling to find them. Unusual in its bluster and length, the storm put on a ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike. Go indoors immediately and stay there until 30 minutes after the last thunderclap. If you can’t find shelter, avoid water, tall objects, and ...

This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here Thundering booms could be heard across much of South County on Wednesday evening as the ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...

Yosemite and Upper San Joaquin River are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 3:01 p.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until ...

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:54 p.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 3:45 p.m. for Baldwin County. Wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) ...

5 Freeway through Grapevine, Tehachapi, Frazier Mountain Communities and Mojave Desert Slopes were placed under an updated report for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Saturday ...

Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains, Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore and North Bay Interior Valleys are included in an updated report for strong thunderstorms ...

Thundering booms could be heard across much of South County on Wednesday evening as the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario swept across Southern California. The storm brought with it the threat of ...