Sprites “are transient luminous events” that “are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms,” astronaut ...

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: as a thunderstorm moves through an ...

Even with advances in technology, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where and when some of the most severe weather will ...

As the International Space Station whizzed over Mexico and the United States — before floodwaters catastrophically rose in ...

U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an ...

The NWS Blacksburg VA issued a report at 6:01 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. for Ashe County.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:39 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:30 p.m.

A line of heavy thunderstorms swept across the D.C. region Wednesday evening, unleashing torrential rains that flooded ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly at 4:33 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8.

All the thunderstorms today are going to be capable of producing very heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning,” one meteorologist said.

Bangladesh, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, is witnessing a troubling rise in lightning-related deaths.

Thunder is the acoustic shock wave from the extreme heat of a lightning flash. The latest edition of Science Behind the ...