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An intense, unpredictable lightning strike explodes across the sky in multiple directions at once. This rare moment ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 2,000 lightning strikes illuminated Southern California skies in 48 hours, mostly occurring over the ...

A senior citizen died in an early morning house fire in Double Oak, the Denton County Fire Marshal's Office confirmed Friday. Double Oak firefighters responded to a structure fire on Whistling Duck ...

The nation matched a grim record for lightning strike deaths in September. Five lightning strike-related fatalities were reported, the most in any September since 2013, said John Jensenius, a ...

Florida is no longer No. 1. But when it comes to lightning, maybe that's not such a bad thing. Oklahoma is now the lightning ...

The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

Bodies of the hunters, who have not been publicly identified, were found near a levee after they failed to return from hunting, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said Highlands County Sheriff's ...