Thundersnow is possible, but it is pretty rare. The reason has to do with the conditions needed for lightning to form in a ...

Lightning strikes south of Badger Mountain on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as seen from the parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Courtesy Scott Butner A Richland-based photographer ...

The Great Plains region, including Oklahoma and parts of Texas, is experiencing more frequent severe storms, according to a ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Lightning is one of nature’s most dangerous weather phenomena, and it strikes the United States roughly 25 million times each year, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). As storms become ...

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.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Some San Diegans saw the night sky light up Thursday night. Tropical Storm Mario’s remnants led to warm and muggy weather that produced scattered showers and pop-up ...

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...