The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four ...

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

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

The late-summer heat wave took a turn overnight Friday, Aug. 22, into Saturday, Aug. 23, when lightning and thunderstorms moved through Southern California, producing more than 1,300 strikes as of mid ...

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 ...

A man was sitting in his car when his dashcam captured the dramatic moment lightning struck the footpath. The motorist got a ...

A severe lightning storm in Majaneng, Gauteng, has left at least 40 injured, prompting urgent warnings from the South African ...