Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few ...

While reporting during an active storm, meteorologist Tony Laubach is caught off guard when a powerful lightning bolt strikes dangerously close by in Gardner, Illinois on March 10.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranks 9th in the nation for lightning strikes, averaging nearly 2 million bolts each year. The majority of lightning strikes globally are negatively charged.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The numbers are out, and Texas once again topped the list for the most lightning strikes out of any state in the United States, according to an annual report from Vaisala Xweather. In ...