Have you ever felt a strange calm in the air before a thunderstorm? That eerie stillness, almost like nature is holding its ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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 NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Thursday at 2:40 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:15 p ...

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

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

Every lightning strike begins as a silent exchange of charge — leaders reaching down, streamers rising up — until, in an ...