As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest ...

Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...

A bolt of lightning hit One World Trade Center, the tallest skyscraper in the US, in the early hours of Thursday, March 12, ...

" It's one of those phrases people use to describe rare events or unlikely coincidences. The idea feels intuitive – what are the odds of lightning hitting the exact same spot again? Yet this common ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranks 9th in the nation for lightning strikes, averaging nearly 2 million bolts each year. Related: First Alert Weather Day declared ahead of strong thunderstorm ...

When thunder roars, head indoors! Lightning is New Mexico’s deadliest weather threat, and since 1959, 90 people have died as a result of a lightning strike. Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud and KRQE ...

Lightning is the suspected cause of a Tuesday night fire that severely damaged a two-story home and injured two people in Highland Village.

Early morning lightning strikes on Tuesday led to two schools in Santa Rosa closing down for the day, including at one site where lightning obliterated a large tree. The Woodside West School, a ...

A lightning strike is believed to have sparked a basement fire at an Olathe home Tuesday night. KMBC 9 is your home for Missouri breaking news and weather. For your latest Missouri news and weather ...