Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the U.S. Not last year.

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

BRADLEY BEACH, New Jersey -- Lightning on the Jersey Shore came a little too close for comfort for one teenager. He was recording the storm over Bradley Beach when he felt a bolt strike the ground ...

" It's one of those phrases people use to describe rare events or unlikely coincidences. The idea feels intuitive – what are the odds of lightning hitting the exact same spot again? Yet this common ...

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, ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

new video loaded: Record Number of Lightning Strikes Hit California This Summer transcript Ooh, that was bad. Moist, cool air pulled inland by an area of low pressure off the West Coast has led to a ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

As the hot half of a topsy turvy Bay Area weather week reached its end Wednesday, the concerns over the pending volatile half eased a bit — at least in terms of what the instability may mean to fire ...