Last week, the United States recorded its first lightning fatality of the year, and as seasonal summer storms loom on the ...

Since 2006, more than 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

FILE - In this March 6, 2017 file photo, lightning strikes near the barn on the Taylor farm near Lawrence, Kan. Lightning used to kill about 300 Americans a year, but lightning deaths are on pace to ...

On August 4, 1984, four local men were golfing at the former Weatherwax course in Middletown. "It started raining big raindrops, hitting really bad," said Doug Goodman. The day was hot and humid but ...

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela experiences the most intense lightning activity on Earth. Known as Catatumbo lightning or "the everlasting storm," this meteorological phenomenon produces up to 1,600 ...

Thunderstorm clouds have a lot of air moving around inside them, including updrafts and downdrafts, which can be strong. Updrafts transport tiny drops of rain and ice crystals to the top of the ...