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 ...

That mega lightning strike, called a megaflash, started over Texas and stretched all the way to near Kansas City during a major thunderstorm in October 2017. The World Meteorological Organization says ...

Do you live in a lightning hotspot? A new set of maps shows just where all that discharged electricity makes contact with the ground across the United States each year. Tip: If you're worried about ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

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 struck a pine tree next to a Riverwood Estates home near Mandeville on Sunday morning, then jumped to the chimney, exploding it and scattering brick fragments as far as 30 feet. No one was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lightning safety expert recently told AccuWeather that it's dangerous to take a shower during a thunderstorm, because water ...

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 ...