GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's storm season once again in the Carolinas. The old saying used to be something like, "When you hear thunder the angels are bowling!" You've ...

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 ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

As summer storm season ramps up, so does lightning danger-and with it, decades of misinformation. From showering during storms to pumping gas, myths about lightning continue to circulate widely, often ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Thundering booms could be heard across much of South County on Wednesday evening as the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario swept across Southern California. The storm brought with it the threat of ...

SEATAC, Wash. — A storm bringing thunder, lightning, wind, and hail swept across western Washington Wednesday night, leaving a Sound Transit station without power. Angle Lake Station is closed due to ...

Have you ever seen it? Lightning striking under a bright blue sky with no storm anywhere nearby? It's called a "Bolt from the Blue" and is extremely dangerous. Most lightning bolts that strike the ...

WERE STRUCK IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THREE GRANITE STATERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IT’S A ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As storm season gets underway in much of the United States, the ...

Update, 7:20 p.m.: A power outage cut off electricity to 3,403 PG&E customers on Monday evening just as the storm arrived in San Luis Obispo County. According to PG&E’s outage report map, customers in ...