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T he WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is tracking cooler-than-normal temperatures and increasing rain chances throughout ...
A massive cloudburst leading to flashfloods swept away homes, trees and cars, trapping 60-70 people and leaving at least four ...
Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.
Image from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm complex that produced the megaflash lightning bolt on October 22, ...
Years back, a summer tradition as a kid in the South was to catch lightning bugs in a jar. Is that still a thing?
It was one for the record books, a lightning flash that reached from eastern Texas to Kansas City. It happened back on Oct.
Discover the world's largest lightning flash, its record-breaking journey, and the importance of lightning safety. Stay ...
A new model reveals how cosmic electrons and X-rays trigger lightning, solving a decades-old mystery about what starts a lightning strike.
Well, it's official. The single megaflash lighting bolt of 2017 was certified as the world’s longest flash on record. The ...
In October 2017, a thunderstorm in the United States produced lightning that extended across several states. Now, researchers ...
Unlike the classic forked bolts that crash to Earth in a matter of milliseconds, megaflashes slither horizontally through ...
At 5:25 a.m. on Monday, the NWS Fort Worth TX released a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:30 a.m. The warning is ...