If lightning strikes your car, it may sound like a death sentence, but most people who experience it walk away unharmed. That’s because a car’s metal frame acts as a Faraday cage, channeling the electrical current around the exterior of the vehicle and safely into the ground.

Firefighters battling the Green Fire and Orleans Complex are bracing for strong winds and lightning from thunderstorms through Saturday, July 26, after making progress on the fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Helped by cool weather, firefighters ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or boating. If you hear thunder, seek sturdy shelter immediately ...

Summer is a busy time for lightning strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said. By Johnny Diaz Reporting from Miami In June, a 15-year-old was standing under a tree in Central Park when it ...

It starts with a flash that slices through the sky. Moments later, thunder follows with a deafening rumble. You are told to stay indoors, unplug your phone, or avoid touching anything metallic. Some warnings are rooted in science, but others are nothing ...

A 21-year-old woman has been killed by lightning on the Sunshine Coast as supercell storms threaten parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales. A 21-year-old woman has been killed by lightning on the Sunshine Coast. The young woman was rushed to hospital in a critical condition about 5.25pm on Thursday.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Triple-digit temperatures are predicted in inland areas of L.A. County this week along with possible thunderstorms from Tuesday night through Friday morning. Storms bring ...

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to thousands of lightning strikes and sparking several fires. According to the San Francisco Bay Area bureau of the National ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures heat

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National Weather Service’s forecast discussion, moisture from ...