Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by environmental consulting firm AEM found that Oklahoma was the nation’s ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike capital of the United States, ...

Breaking down the science of lightning.

Have you ever shuffled through your living room carpet in socks and touched a doorknob to be met with a pop! and a shock? That’s what’s happening in the clouds during a thunderstorm. Our eyes deceive ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — More numbers from 2025 in the world of weather are in the books. Meteorologist Adam Rutt takes a look. Though severe weather season is still several months away, we can look ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Lightning struck a giant redwood tree during Thursday’s rainstorm, shattering it to pieces just feet in front of Michael Valdovinos’ home. Just before 8 a.m., ...

Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of strikes, but it can be up to 10 times more powerful.

BRECKENRIDGE, Texas — A lightning strike caused a wind turbine to catch fire in Breckenridge, officials said. On Saturday, the Breckenridge Fire Department responded to a fire at a wind turbine near ...