HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or ...

LIGHTNING #1 (WITN) STEP #2: As the negatively charged electrons from the cloud “travel” down to the positively charged electrons on the ground, the opposite charges begin to attract each ...

Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about one percent of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong; compared to the average lightning strike, which carries about 300 ...

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

NORFOLK, Va. — Lightning is a common occurrence in Virginia and North Carolina, but have you ever wondered how and why it forms? Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with ...

Lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from the parent storm, so if you can hear thunder you are close enough to be hit by lightning. Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed.

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

Videos of spider lightning and consistent strikes in the Midwest were circulating around social media this week. So where does lightning come from, and how do we interpret it properly?