The Phenomenon of Lightning Lightning is a powerful electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ...

A thunderstorm rolled into the city around 7 p.m. Wednesday, while the Olympic Peninsula got pelted with nickel-sized hail.

National Weather Service data show lightning strikes all over the region, from off the coast to deep into eastern Washington.

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

The worst with the storm is behind, because Thursday is “just looking like a typical spring day for Seattle,” according to ...

TYLER, Texas — Lightning forms due to a difference in charges. Negative charges accumulates at the bottom of the storm cloud.

The spring season has arrived and the StormTracker 59 Weather Team has you covered when severe weather threatens the two ...

When researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory visualized data from the first few nanoseconds of a lightning, they ...

Lightning can injure a tree in many ways but it doesn't have to mean the end. Here's what you should look for and some tips ...

A megaflash lightning strike is an unusually long lightning bolt that stretches at least 62 miles. These aren’t your typical ...

A crackdown on sulfur in ship fuel is linked to a steep drop in thunderclouds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.

During the storms that persisted on Wednesday, over 1,100 lightning strikes were recorded across Washington. Radar data revealed extensive transmission of lightning, from the coastal regions to even ...