Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Central Utah is the most lightning-prone part of the state, per weather data firm Vaisala Xweather. Why it matters: Summer thunderstorm season famously sparks wildfires — but ...

Cloud-to-cloud lightning is often magenta. White is the most common lightning color, occurring when a lightning flash is concealed inside a cloud. It’s called intra-cloud lightning or sheet ...

Chris Vagasky, an analyst for Vaisala, which operates a national lightning detection network, said in a message that there was a “6 stroke flash near the White House that hit the same point on ...

They captured lightning in a throttle ... “During our descent around 12,000 feet, there was a huge boom and white flash,” wrote the flyer, who was traveling with his wife at the time.

One lightning strike not captured on camera sparked a house fire Monday evening in the Waterford Lakes area, according to ...

When Lightning Strikes, So Do Gamma Rays. On January 30, 2023, at 01:13 AM local time, lightning struck Tower 1. A downward ...

The strong currents of air in thunderstorms can cause air and water to shoot up and down very quickly. When this happens, ...

Multiple people were injured after lightning struck just outside the White House on Thursday evening. Four people were being treated and transported to area hospitals after the bolt hit somewhere ...

It’s also harder to distinguish a flash of lightning against the backdrop of a bright white flurry-filled sky. (Here's what you need to know about lightning.) Yet reports of thundersnow have ...