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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But due to a much more densely-packed population, the ability to enjoy the outdoors year-round, and the fact that we are surrounded by water, more people are killed by lightning in Florida than in any ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

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 ...