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An intense, unpredictable lightning strike explodes across the sky in multiple directions at once. This rare moment ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 2,000 lightning strikes illuminated Southern California skies in 48 hours, mostly occurring over the ...

Two hikers saw their outdoor outing unexpectedly cut short after they were struck by lightning near the top of Humphreys Peak near Flagstaff on Oct. 22, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's ...

A senior citizen died in an early morning house fire in Double Oak, the Denton County Fire Marshal's Office confirmed Friday. Double Oak firefighters responded to a structure fire on Whistling Duck ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...

Bodies of the hunters, who have not been publicly identified, were found near a levee after they failed to return from hunting, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Highlands County Sheriff's ...