A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

Large thunderstorm complexes moved repeatedly across Oklahoma, producing widespread lightning over long periods of time. At ...

The U.S. has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to ...

A storm chaser says he "screamed" when he captured an elusive natural phenomenon, known as red sprites, on video.

Lightning strikes south of Badger Mountain on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as seen from the parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Courtesy Scott Butner A Richland-based photographer ...

While Massachusetts is no longer in tornado season, the National Weather Service said Friday that an upcoming storm could bring heavy rain and the potential risk for tornadoes on Saturday. Saturday ...

Crews worked to restore power and fix wires to clean up areas of the state after storms Saturday night. A large tree fell on Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church on New Milford Turnpike. Jay Molloy, who ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For decades, Florida has carried the title of the lightning capital of the United States. But a new ...

From the ISS, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured rare purple lightning and mysterious upper-atmosphere flashes above massive ...