What happens right before lightning strikes? Scientists have solved the mystery - Lightning, which can heat the atmosphere to ...

Heat and humidity fueled a dazzling lightning show across the Washington and Baltimore region on Wednesday night.

The lightning tracker on Weather.us shows there were multiple strong bolts around the same time near the Tulsa area, but they were still much weaker than the 228,000-amp bolt.

Distressing footage shows lightning striking a Colleyville, Texas home, sparking a fire. In the video, there is a loud boom before a cloud of black smoke fills the air and flames erupt. The ...

A megaflash lightning strike is an unusually long lightning bolt that stretches at least 62 miles. These aren’t your typical lightning strikes from an ordinary thunderstorm.

Twenty people were shocked by a lightning bolt that struck Lake Murray Tuesday afternoon, according to Lexington County officials. The lightning strike occurred around 5 p.m. Those hit included ...

Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S., the CDC reports. "So it's a challenge that we have to deal with every single day," said Jack Eble, spokesperson for Florida Power and Light.