It is estimated that Earth as a whole is struck by an average of more than a hundred lightning bolts every second. • The odds of becoming a lightning victim in the U.S. in any one year is 1 in ...

The branching pattern left behind is known as a Lichtenberg figure, which forms when electricity moves through or across an ...

Booming thunderstorms, lightning strikes, bursts of heavy rain and even pea-sized hail hit parts of Southern California on Tuesday afternoon, prompting flash flood warnings around the region and ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and forward Yanni Gourde received their grades for the six-year contract extension signed on Monday. Gourde has signed a six-year contract extension, the team announced on ...

CRESSON, Texas — Juan Reyes says he and two other people were knocked unconscious when they were hit by lightning Sunday night at Benbrook Lake. "God gave us another chance. That's all I can say.

A lightning bolt struck the roof of a Buddhist temple in front of shocked drivers travelling through storm. Dashcam footage shows the bright streak hitting the top of the religious building in ...

Before a lightning bolt strikes, leaders reach out from the cloud and the ground. When leaders with opposite charges move toward each other and get close, they can create an extremely strong ...

Dig deeper: FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergen was tracking the storm and said the lightning strike was particularly powerful. Nearly 11,000 individual bolts of lightning occurred over ...

HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series has officially found its Harry, Ron and Hermione. “After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to ...

DENVER — A Southwest Airlines flight landed at Denver International Airport Sunday night after a possible lightning strike, according to the airline. Flight 168 landed safely at DIA at about 8: ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A flight from Florida is being inspected after it was struck by lightning. It happened when a Southwest flight from Tampa was struck as it was heading to Denver on Sunday.