Lightning can strike without warning — even when skies appear calm — and Seminole County officials are taking steps to keep residents safe with new technology aimed at providing critical early alerts.

An electrifying video shows a forked lightning bolt hit the Lower Manhattan skyscraper, illuminating the city skyline amid a ...

There have been nine lightning fatalities in the United States this year, with one in Florida. The Sunshine State is the lightning capital of the U.S.

Nearly three decades ago, a monstrous F5 tornado tore through multiple Birmingham suburbs, wiping out dozens of structures, claiming the lives of 32 people and injuring hundreds.

It’s quiet in the Great Marsh, the stillness broken only by the sound of birdsong. A dancer moves into the frame, arms ...

As we head into summer, we all know there is a potential for thunderstorms and a risk that these storms could produce ...

Storms with lightning and damaging wind are possible Monday afternoon with more rain expected overnight.

Downbursts can be just as damaging as tornadoes; if such conditions are present, take the same precautions as you would for a tornado. Lightning Lightning claims more lives every year than tornadoes.

Early Sunday morning, four "weak" tornadoes were spotted near Minneapolis, the National Weather Service Twin Cities office confirmed to USA TODAY.

Early Sunday morning, four "weak" tornadoes were spotted near Minneapolis, the National Weather Service Twin Cities office confirmed to USA TODAY.

From twin tornadoes on the Plains to an exceptionally narrow monster on the Prairies, here’s a look at some of the oddest tornadoes ever recorded.