Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -- Palm Springs Fire responded to several trees on fire Saturday afternoon due to a lightning strike. The fire began around 4:30 p.m. near East Palm Canyon Drive and ...

A severe thunderstorm halted played for nearly two hours at the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston, where lightning struck a tree Friday afternoon. Play was suspended at 4:47 p.m. ET ...

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 ...

A storm that moved into Northern California overnight is resulting in power outages, flooded roads and downed tree limbs. The KCRA 3 weather team issued an Alert Day for both Wednesday and Thursday, ...

A pair of Arizona hikers were rescued on October 22 after being struck by lightning near the summit of Mount Humphreys, the state’s highest peak with an elevation of 12,637 feet, just outside of ...