Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.s. have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, ...
The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan counties had much more lightning in 2025 than an average year here in Michigan.
Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...
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In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200. Near Pretoria over ...
SEMINOLE, Fla. (WFTS) - A 30-year-old Florida man is counting his blessings after he survived being indirectly struck by lightning with the help of a pizza shop owner and a few guardian angels. Travis ...
Lightning strikes from dry thunderstorms lit up parts of the Bay Area Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service said there were roughly 5,000 lightning strikes in parts of the East Bay and the ...