Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that ...

TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Storms rolling through the region Tuesday evening resulted in a confirmed tornado, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A tornado warning was issued in ...

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning as bright bolts striking the ground, the vast majority of lightning ...

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

The chance of getting struck by lightning once in a lifetime is about 1 in 1.2 million. The odds that lightning reaches the ground in the first place are even higher — one in four. It’s the lightning ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s that time of year when afternoon and evening thunderstorms bring downpours of rain and booming thunder. The storms also known to bring spectacular lightning shows. If you’re ...

One of the scariest clouds you'll ever see over a football stadium. Photo taken by Ty Kaplan (Ty Kaplan) A few weeks ago, my wife and I made the nine-hour drive to Lubbock to drop our daughter off at ...

Astrophotographer Uğur İkizler has managed to capture one of the most breathtaking and somewhat terrifying images of lightning I've ever seen. A time-lapse created by the photographer showcases over ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Like the saying goes, ‘March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion.’ Stormy weather moved through the Portland area Monday. The turbulent March weather continued Monday ...