Some lightning strikes are much more powerful than others and can often be the culprit behind some of Colorado's wildfires.

The odds of being struck by lightning is less than one in a million in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease ...

North Carolina averages 3.8 million lightning strikes per year. That's the average - at least - from 2015 to 2019, according ...

Getting struck by lightning is rare, but you should take fast precautions if you hear thunder while outside. Be prepared with ...

Lightning was seen flashing behind clouds north of Thedford, in Nebraska, during a storm on Sunday, July 20. Video here, filmed by storm chaser Chad Casey, shows lightning striking across the evening ...

Dark gray storm clouds brewed over the Ballyowen Golf Club in Hardyston, New Jersey, on July 8. That day, a 28-year-old man ...

Lightning is so powerful that it heats the air around it to 50,000 ... The main visual sign you should watch out for is the approach of storm clouds. Lightning is only produced by ...

Lightning goes three ways – between clouds, from cloud to ground, or from ground to cloud. ... That lightning bolt can travel a great distance – up to 25 miles – from the storm cloud.

The most notable of these features is an obscured lightning bolt. According to The Weather Channel, a cloud-to-ground lightning strike can be seen as far as 100 miles from a storm; however, at ...

A young man passed away on Monday, nearly one week after he was struck by lightning while playing on a golf course in ...

The combination of the storm clouds, lightning, rainbows and the setting sun made for a spectacular sunset in the Washington region Tuesday evening.