ROANOKE, Va. – It’s been fun for me to hear about or learn some of the weather wives’ tales that have been passed down from generation to generation. One of the big ones I often hear is the one ...

Fort Gordon soldier second person in Georgia killed by lightning this year in the U.S. She was walking her two small dogs, Luna and Chubby, along a California river when she was struck by lightning.

As she swam in the waters off Tybee Island, a 15-year-old girl was struck by lightning. The teen’s death, believed to be the second this year caused by lightning, came June 12, just as the summer ...

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – During a thunderstorm, have you ever heard a loud clap of thunder that shook the entire house and maybe even gave you a little scare? These booming sounds are caused by ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer evenings can often deliver storms seen firing in the distance with frequent flashing, but thunder absent. This phenomenon has often been dubbed “heat lightning” but ...

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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Lightning is a discharge of electricity which is so hot it briefly expands a thin strip of air so fast it creates sound. This sound is thunder. Thunder is harmless, but ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — If you’ve spent time in ...

There are no safe places outside when thunderstorms are in the area If you can hear thunder, you are in danger of being struck by lightning Lightning can strike more than 10 miles from a thunderstorm, ...

Summer often means time out on the water, taking a hike or simply grilling in the backyard. While enjoying these outdoor activities, people should remain cautious of one weather threat in partciular: ...

You see lightning in the distance and wait for thunder, but hear nothing. Was there a glitch in the matrix? Not quite. What you’ve just seen is heat lightning. But there is a gotcha here: heat ...

It’s the kind of music industry story that dates back to the earliest days of regional rock ‘n roll — but with a twist. In the early ‘90s, aspiring Cajun roots-rock musician Tab Benoit signed his ...