New Jersey has seen its fair share of storms over the last few weeks accompanied by deadly flooding, power outages and multiple fatal lightning strikes. In Jackson, one person was killed and 14 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — This week is National Lightning Safety Awareness week, which started back in 2001 to bring attention the dangers of lightning. Since then, lightning fatalities in the US ...

Severe Weather Awareness Week has officially begun in Iowa this Monday with the first day of the weather-focused week ...

In the United States, there is an average of 22 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer ...

No place outside is safe when thunderstorms are in your area. If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you. Lightning can spread out some 60 feet after a strike. Those that survive a ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The chances of being struck by lightning are low, but they’re not zero. This week is National Lightning Safety Awareness Week in the U.S., and it’s important to call attention to ...

Lightning is beautiful to watch, but it’s nothing to play around with. Each year, there are about 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service, ...

The storm clouds in the distance swirled, but it was unclear whether they should seek shelter. Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck the 15th green on July 8 as Simon Mariani played in an Ironman of ...

Lightning is the most common significant weather hazard that the United States deals with. As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, here's what you need to know about the electrical phenomeon.