The National Weather Service cautions that “no place outside is safe near a thunderstorm.” Help protect outdoor workers by ...

PM on October 19, 2026 Disaster prevention decisions to protect your life—criteria for acting before you hesitateIf you are ...

Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. Thunderstorm safety often comes down ...

The arrival of the first significant post-summer rain storm Wednesday began overnight when drops began to fall over the ...

Summer is a busy time for lightning strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said. By Johnny Diaz Reporting from Miami In June, a ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

Thunderstorm clouds have a lot of air moving around inside them, including updrafts and downdrafts, which can be strong. Updrafts transport tiny drops of rain and ice crystals to the top of the ...

Fun Weather Friday Question: What creates lightning and thunder? I asked the newsroom a weather related question every week! Let’s see how they did!

A mother and child were recently killed by a lightning strike in Florida, bringing the state's total to four deaths this year. Florida has the most lightning-related fatalities in the U.S. by a ...