Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal. That’s especially true in Florida, where ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.s. have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather ...

A "very rare" event happened in northern Idaho on Sunday night when at least a dozen lightning strikes hit the region during a winter storm. Idaho and many other states in the northwestern U.S. are ...

Lightning activity poses a significant danger throughout the year, regardless of the season. Over the past 12 months, the number of lightning strikes across the United States has hit its highest level ...

(WLUK) -- 2025 proved to be a costly one for weather-related disasters in the United States, with damage totaling $115 billion, according to Climate Central. This makes it the third most expensive ...

Kimberley artist Jeanne Barnes is one of the few people — an estimated one in nine million — who have been hit by lightning not once, but twice.

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...