Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ever spot a rainbow on top of a thundercloud? Some of our First Coast News Weather Watchers did on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacksonville area. The technical term for this is an ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Multiple severe thunderstorms hit KELOLAND on Friday night, and people across South Dakota captured images of the large storm clouds and lightning. East of Vermillion (Photo ...

Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that could save your life. Most of us walk around barely noticing the atmosphere ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WCMH) — A recent storm produced a fascinating scene that a Cincinnati-area man happened to catch while recording the Ohio sky. The man, Kevin Dinan, posted the 6-second clip on ...

ATLANTA — Lightning: It's fast, it's ferocious, and it's a common reality of summertime here in the south. In north Georgia, there is a nearly daily pattern of pop-up storms throughout the warmest ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...