Lightning, a sudden, intense discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm. Though lightning only lasts ...

Lightning can strike up to 25 miles away from a storm and reach temperatures five times hotter than the sun. Meteorologist ...

As spring approaches, we can expect more severe storms, which can bring deadly lightning strikes. While summer is the busiest ...

Already this spring, two people in the U.S. have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat.

Over the last 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 51 people per year. Many more strikes result in permanent injury or disability.

Dangerous thunderstorms battered North Texas early Monday morning, bringing destructive winds up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail that posed serious threats to vehicles and property. The National ...