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 ...

Amid the nation’s first heat wave of the summer season, lightning killed one honeymooner enjoying the beach in Florida and injured 20 others cooling off on a South Carolina lake. More than 30 people ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lightning can strike faster than you think, and being prepared could make all the difference. As part of Severe Weather Safety Week, it’s important to revisit one of the most ...

You might think you’d be safe from lightning if a storm is far away. You’d be wrong.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Between June, July, and August, there are more reports of lightning incidents. Lightning is responsible for hundreds of injuries each year. Out of those injuries, lightning ...

PIPE CREEK, Texas – There is no danger to people or property after lightning started a “large fire” on Saturday, according to the Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Department. In Facebook posts on Sunday, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four people have died from being struck by lightning in the U.S. this year, but the number of fatalities nationwide has been ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The National Weather Service is closely monitoring current monsoon conditions over the Southwest that are expected to drift north into California's Central Coast and the Bay Area ...

Unseasonably hot weather was baking parts of the Bay Area for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, raising fire weather concerns ahead of a major change in conditions, forecasters said. The National ...