A big storm is approaching... The sky turns dark, thunder rumbles, and suddenly: a bolt of lightning splits the sky, followed ...

Most lightning fatalities occur during the summertime with a peak in July. Learn how you can get struck and how to avoid becoming a statistic.

Lightning is one of the top storm-related killers in the United States, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

What happens right before lightning strikes? Scientists have solved the mystery - Lightning, which can heat the atmosphere to ...

Read on to find out what it is and get expert tips on how to stay safe when the next thunderstorm hits your area.

Since 2006, there have been a total of 44 lightning deaths linked to fishing, he said. Just this week, April 22, a man was killed in Rankin County, Mississippi, while fishing from a boat on a ...

Japan's weather officials say tropical storm Co-may is approaching Okinawa's main island, after having regained strength ...

VIENNA, Va. (WUSA) - In a rare event, firefighters said a townhome was struck twice during a storm. “Caller advises the house was struck by lightning and the house is filling with smoke,” a ...

Lightning can strike more than 10 miles away from a thunderstorm and can strike outside of any rain (bolt from the blue). Many lightning deaths occur as a storm is approaching before the rain ...