The lightning strikes really increased as the thunderstorms yesterday started producing tornadoes. Let’s look at the path of those highly electrical thunderstorms. You’ll notice the tight path of a ...

The supercell, king of thunderstorms, disruptor of the Great Plains, is a dangerous weather threat wherever it forms. Tornadoes, flooding, enormous hailstones, damaging winds and lightning are some of ...

At least two people died in Oklahoma after a series of tornado-producing storms ripped across part of the state, leaving a path of destruction and many homes without power. In an update shortly before ...

Thunderstorms are ubiquitous, with thousands of lightning strikes hitting Earth’s surface every minute. But few storms become supercells. They are elusive, mesmerizing, horrifying. Supercells are the ...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — On Tuesday evening, a towering, rotating thunderstorm known as a supercell was seen in York County. A WCNC Charlotte viewer, Kari Smith, sent stunning drone photos of the storm to ...

LOGAN COUNTY, Kan. — A photographer captured stunning views of a long-lived supercell storm in Kansas on Friday that is wrapped in a vivid array of lightning bolts. Jake Thompson/LSM shot the storm ...

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JOPLIN, Mo. — You’ve probably heard the saying, “When thunder roars, go indoors!” It’s often echoed by meteorologists when there’s a threat of severe weather. According to the National Weather Service ...

Multiple lightning strikes under a supercell thunderstorm at a ranch farm in Nebraska, USA. (Photo credit: John Finney Photography/Getty Images) A Colorado man was killed by a lightning strike on his ...