ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lightning safety expert recently told AccuWeather that it's dangerous to take a shower during a thunderstorm, because water ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

Shocking footage out of South Carolina showed a transformer being struck by lightning and exploding into a fireball, startling nearby drivers. Brian Kilmeade aired the footage from the town of Mount ...

FORT MYERS, Florida -- A toilet turned into a missile because of a lightning strike. MaryLou Ward said she was in bed with her husband and three dogs during the rain and thunder, when all of a sudden ...

Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9. Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that ...