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

Knowing the deadly danger of lightning strikes, All Saints Episcopal School in Tyler uses an advanced alert system to protect ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States – but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...

The family living in the home said they heard a large bang as they were sleeping and then went outside to find fire shooting from the roof.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranks 9th in the nation for lightning strikes, averaging nearly 2 million bolts each year. The majority of lightning strikes globally are negatively charged.

After four years bouncing between Florida and Texas, America’s lightning capital shifted north in 2025, as a small Oklahoma community overtook longtime lightning hot spots in the South. While Florida ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” environmental consulting firm AEM said in a statement There are a number of reasons for the shift, including the fact ...

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 ...

A bolt of lightning struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through the region. Lightning ripped through the large tree’s trunk before it ...