SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lightning is a frequent occurrence in CNY, but how does it form, how strong is it, and how far can it travel? Plus, where do the most lightning fatalities occur and where are you safe ...

Lightning is one of the most fascinating weather phenomenons on earth, but why does it occur? As part of Lightning Safety Awareness Week, Meteorologist Ricky Matthews brings you the science behind ...

WEST MICHIGAN — While thunderstorms can be dangerous, they can also bring incredible light shows from strikes of lightning. Have you ever wondered how lightning forms? In this experiment, you'll be ...

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 ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — How does lightning form in a thunderstorm? As a storm is developing, the bottom of the cloud holds raindrops. The top of the cloud is colder and below freezing. It contains ice ...

One extreme weather event that Florida is notorious for is lightning. While places like Texas might have more lightning strikes each year, Florida is considered the lighting capital of America because ...

Summer 2024 is already smokin’ hot, and not in a good way. Deadly heat waves and record-breaking temperatures are affecting millions of Americans in the warmest months of the year. Summer ...

The salad on your plate may owe its existence to a thunderstorm. Many people are wary of lightning as a natural phenomenon. A ...

MACON, Ga. — Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson dives deeper on how lightning forms in thunderstorms in this episode of Weather Works. Think of the formation of lightning like playing with magnets.