MIDLAND, Texas — When thunderstorms roll across West Texas, most people know to watch for lightning. But what many don't realize is that not all lightning strikes are created equal. Meteorologists ...

It only takes seconds, but the damage can be quite costly, especially as appliances and tech can catch fire in such ...

Inside a thunderstorm, warm air is forced upward in a strong updraft. As the air rises, ice and water particles collide inside the cloud, creating electrical charges. Those collisions build up ...

Experts say tens of millions of lightning bolts (cloud-to-cloud and ground strikes) every year across Florida.

A stunning image captured by a NASA astronaut showing a red 'sprite lightning' above a thunderstorm is going viral again one year later, and many people are just now discovering this rare atmospheric ...