However, it's been over 50 years since the U.S. has seen a plane crash caused by lightning; Pan American Flight 214 was struck, which set off a reserve fuel tank in one of the wings.

Lightning struck St. Augustine Pier on July 12, injuring three people. One person was critically injured, another sustained minor injuries, and a third declined transport. The incident occurred ...

A deliveryman in New Jersey was nearly struck by lightning Monday. Lisa Lowe via Storyful Then, suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes in the yard. The deliveryman shouted and ducked closer to the ...

Forty-two lightning deaths have been reported in Texas since 2006, second only to Florida, where 93 deaths have been attributed to lightning over the same time span. Several hundred people are ...

What is it? "This is what lightning looks like from the top down," wrote Anne McClain, a NASA astronauts and Expedition 73 crew member, from aboard the International Space Station, in May 2025.

Teen struck by lightning in Central Park speaks out A teenager who was struck by lightning in Central Park is recounting the terrifying and rare strike. He spoke exclusively to CBS News New York's ...