According to the National Weather Service, a bolt from the blue is a cloud to ground lightning strike which appears to come ...

Every lightning strike begins as a silent exchange of charge — leaders reaching down, streamers rising up — until, in an ...

Remain inside a safe place for 30 minutes after the last thunder. Substantial buildings and hard-topped vehicles are the ...

Thankfully, there were no fatalities, but 12 children and eight adults were electrocuted by the lightning strike at a public ...

A Marion photographer and her 6-year-old son have quite a story to tell - after being struck by lightning yesterday on Roan ...

As thunderstorms roll through NW Florida, lightning will be more prevalent and dangerous for indoor and outdoor activities.

As summer begins and more people spend time outdoors, Floridians know that it’s likely to storm each afternoon from June to ...

About 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

"They were visiting our beaches to celebrate their marriage. In one terrifying second everything changed," Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote.

The numbers became real when a Colorado man was hit by lightning in New Smyrna Beach June 20 as he stood in ankle-deep water.

There is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in the area. If you can hear thunder, you are in danger; don't be fooled by blue skies. Lightning can strike more than 10 miles from a ...

There is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in the area. If you can hear thunder, you are in danger; don't be fooled by blue skies. Lightning can strike more than 10 miles from a ...