Check the weather forecast before engaging in outdoor activities and reschedule if storms are predicted. Avoid using electronics or plumbing during a thunderstorm, even when indoors. If caught outside ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Summer is in full swing and as the mercury rises, thunderstorms become more of a reality. June, July, and August are the peak months for lightning here in North Carolina. Lightning ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lightning is one of nature’s most electrifying spectacles—literally. According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms form when key ingredients—moisture, instability and ...

For years, various sayings and myths have downplayed the threat of lightning. But after two females were struck near a north Columbus high school soccer field June 29, leaving one critically injured, ...

DID NOT NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT. STEVEN. WELL, NIKITA, I’M HERE WITH SANDRA IN THE WEATHER CENTER. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU LIVED IN FLORIDA LONG ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, LIGHTNING IS A REGULAR PART OF LIFE IN THE ...

Lightning is so common in Florida, the state was once named The Lightning Capital of North America. That title has now been given to Oklahoma, but that doesn't mean you should let your guard down.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As thunderstorms roll through central Ohio once again, it’s a timely reminder about the importance of lightning safety —regardless of whether the storms reach severe levels. When we ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - We are all too familiar to severe storms along the Western Slope. And while lightning might be impressive to look at, it can be dangerous and deadly. A Colorado man was ...

When it comes to lightning safety, everyone knows the saying… “When thunder roars, go indoors.” But do you actually follow through and take action once you hear that initial rumble of thunder. As a ...

As storms continue to move across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, lightning safety remains a concern, particularly after strikes killed two Ware County teens and sent two more people to the ...