A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 was recognized Thursday as a new world record. The flash — dubbed a "megaflash," or a single ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case, more than 500 miles. That astonishing bolt sparked to life in eastern ...

A super-sized lightning bolt struck scientists as something special. Now, researchers have confirmed that a lightning strike from 2017 has broken a world record. A single flash of lightning that ...

Lightning ignited several small fires across Southern California on Saturday. A few fires were sparked on Saturday morning in the Angeles National Forest, prompting responses from firefighters at ...

A lightning “mega-flash” over the US Great Plains region stretching 829 kilometres, or around 515 miles, has been identified as the longest on record. The flash spanned five states, ranging from ...

KCRA 3 viewers and first responders shared video of rain and lightning impacts Tuesday as thunderstorms moved across parts of Northern California. Photos also showed trees being struck by lightning.

Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?