Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning strikes near the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ...

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

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 age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

Engineers across many disciplines are aware of and concerned with lightning—and for good reasons. A lightning strike can cause significant structural damage, house and forest fires, and severe ...

The Mount Pleasant Police Department in South Carolina has shared dashcam footage of a huge lightning strike, which caused a power outage and traffic delays The footage shared on X showed the moment ...

Thousands of lightning strikes have been recorded in California recently as portions of the state gear up for more storms, bringing with them potential wildfires. The state's northern half saw 1,681 ...

LYONS Ore. (KPTV) - Evacuations were made after lightning struck a power line and caused a gas leak Saturday night, according to the Stayton Fire District. The strike occurred north of Lyons, in the ...

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Melissa Johnson said there was nothing her family could have done to prevent a Saturday storm from having tragic consequences. It was around 6:30 p.m. when Johnson and her ...