For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and hear the thunder, but the true beginning of a lightning bolt has remained ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve had three days of severe weather risks in the past two and a half weeks, a telltale sign that we’re in the midst of severe weather season. The season typically lasts from ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. Thunderstorm safety often comes down to some common sense. Do not go outside or stand under a tree during ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works ...

In Houston and the surrounding areas, we are used to seeing daily chances of isolated to scattered thunderstorms throughout the summer months. DOWNLOAD TODAY: Introducing Houston’s Storm Tracker 2 ...

Thunder snow is pretty awesome and especially when it occurs at night during a heavy snowstorm. As a flash of lightning ...

Andrew Dowdy receives funding from University of Melbourne, as well as supported by the Australian Research Council including as a member of the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather. Jennifer ...

Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain – is sometimes reported during winter storms in the U.S. Is ...