A local weather phenomenon holds that the 6,100-person town of Tonganoxie, Kansas, can weaken and divide thunderstorms and ...

A powerful line of thunderstorms brought hurricane-force winds across a swath of eastern Nebraska early Saturday morning, leaving a trail of damage stretching from Lincoln into Omaha.

Astraphobia (fear of lightning) or brontophobia (fear of thunder) are the names given to an intense fear of lightning and thunder.

Monday's storms spawned seven probable tornadoes across eastern Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service.