A few facts about lightning to scare you: From 2004 to 2013, Colorado had the third-most lightning-strike fatalities of any state with 18. Even if it doesn’t kill you, lightning can leave you with ...

In the United States, there is an average of 22 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer ...

As the weather warms, people spend more time outdoors, going to barbecues, beaches and ballgames. But summer isn’t just the season of baseball and outdoor festivals – it’s also lightning season. Each ...

New Jersey has seen its fair share of storms over the last few weeks accompanied by deadly flooding, power outages and multiple fatal lightning strikes. In Jackson, one person was killed and 14 ...

No place outside is safe when thunderstorms are in your area. If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you. Lightning can spread out some 60 feet after a strike. Those that survive a ...

Although it looks thicker, a lightning bolt is typically only an inch or so in diameter. O12/Pixabay Lightning is much simpler than people realize. It’s nothing more than a brilliant, naturally ...

Tina Nutter, of Fort Myers Beach, frequently watches storms roll in along the Gulf of Mexico coast shoreline at Fort Myers Beach as she works. An employee at Rudy's Treasure Chest Fishing Pole Rental ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Warmer months and thunderstorms go hand-in-hand — how many times have you had to run inside on a summer afternoon while the skies roar and rain pours? Lightning is one of the most ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Warmer months and thunderstorms go hand-in-hand — how many times have you had to run inside on a summer afternoon while the skies roar and rain pours? Lightning is one of the most ...