After lightning struck and killed one man and injured 14 others at an archery range in New Jersey, many are thankful to be alive, but the victims say there was no warning. Many are wondering if they ...

Lightning is one of nature’s most intense and unpredictable forces, but thankfully, we have got technology to help us stay ahead of the storm. Lightning detectors are designed to pick up the ...

You would think detecting lightning would be easy. Each lightning bolt has a staggering amount of power, and, clearly, you can hear the results on any radio. But it is possible to optimize a simple ...

Trying to improve predictions of lightning strikes, a Tucson scientist has helped invent a new detector that operates on minimal power, enabling remote weather stations to be more effective. Like ...

Florida’s long-held reign as the nation’s lightning strike capital has finally been challenged by Oklahoma, according to a new report from environmental consulting firm AEM. Using a network of more ...

LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT. AND ALREADY THIS STORM SEASON, WE’VE HAD A SCARY RUN OF LIGHTNING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. TAKE A LOOK AT A SNIPPET OF LIGHTNING WE SAW LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ...

FLORIDA TODAY photographer Craig Bailey captured a striking image of lightning at Kennedy Space Center. The photo was taken during a weather delay for a Falcon 9 launch. Bailey used a lightning ...