We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment. Additionally, WMO assessment of ...

The massive lightning flash was captured several years ago, covering a record-setting distance to earn the distinction as the ...

The 2017 “megaflash” stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City — a distance that would take at least eight hours by ...

The mega-flash extended 515 miles from just outside of Dallas all the way to near Kansas City and included over 100 cloud to ...

Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself ...

A single lightning bolt silently crossed three states in 2017. Years later, satellites finally uncovered its record-breaking ...

Analysis of satellite data with new computational techniques has shown that the megaflash, which connected with 116 places on the ground, is currently the longest on record ( Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.

The storms are expected to roll through the Kansas City metro between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., possibly lingering longer.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park’s largest oak tree came down after possible lightning damage on Wednesday ...