A nationwide lightning report shows Texas ranked No. 1 in total flashes and thunderstorm hours last year. Here's where ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...