A lightning strike destroyed a Florida couple’s home and claimed the life of their beloved pet.Two weeks ago, Tim and Macy<a ...

Lightning lasts for less than a second, is only about as thick as a broomstick but burns hotter than the surface of the sun. CBS News' Dave Malkoff visited a Florida lab that creates its own lightning ...

Lightning Safety Awareness Week hopes to bring this deadly event to people's attention. Here's how prevalent lightning was in ...

"I can remember really heavy pressure on my head," one survivor remembered, "And then, after that, I was gone" ...

A dozen people in the state have been struck by lightning since Friday in at least five incidents. Of those, one man died in ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) - A lightning strike turned a Florida couple’s world upside down this month. It started a fire and killed ...

A lightning strike in Cape Coral sent a powerful message about the dangers of showering during a thunderstorm.

As we continue into the rainy season, there have been more and more victims of lightning strikes throughout the state of ...

“People often wait far too long to get to a safe place and that puts them in a dangerous and potentially deadly situation,” he said. No place outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area, and ...

After a group swilling in Lake Murray were injured by a lightning strike, we looked at data from the CDC that says these ...

In addition to a rash of recent injuries, four lightning-related deaths have been reported in the United States this year.

Two beachgoers were bitten by sharks on Hilton Head Island, S.C., within a week, according to local officials.