Our eyes deceive us when lightning strikes like a giant spark cracking the sky in two. That giant spark is only as big around as a golf ball. Like everything else in nature, it happens for a reason.

Storm Team 8 Chief Meteorologist Ellen Bacca explains why thunder and lightning are rarely spotted during snow storms. (Jan.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Central Valley was hit with heavy storms on Tuesday as the area also deals with near triple-digit temperatures. Much of the area started getting hit with thunder and ...

Many common beliefs about lightning are myths. These ideas often stem from simple observations and are passed down without ...

Video / Hayden Woodward Homes in Central Auckland and Mangawhai were struck by lightning, resulting in fires as thunderstorms ...

Your resident weather man is back with another tale of Mother Nature disrupting our National Pastime. Although this time, unlike the recent tarp attack in Illinois and tarp-nami in Tennessee, no one ...

APTOS — A strong weather system along the Central Coast sent rain, rolling thunder and lightning strikes into Santa Cruz County overnight, but fire officials confirmed the following day that there was ...

HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — Highlands County deputies are investigating the death of two Miami-area hunters and two dogs, after the men were reported missing. The investigation has led authorities to ...