"Scary wildfire behavior in California," McCarthy posted with the video. "Like an exploding volcano, the Garnet Fire in the Central Sierra Nevada is sending a pyrocumulus plume up to 35,000 feet, the ...

If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike. Go indoors immediately and stay there until 30 minutes after the last thunderclap. If you can’t find shelter, avoid water, tall objects, and ...

SAN DIEGO — Late-summer dry thunderstorms rolled into California from the southwest desert region early Sept. 2, bringing thousands of lightning strikes and increasing the risk of wildfires as high ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...

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 ...

While New Jersey could use some healthy rain, this may be too much too quickly, with flooding and severe weather a big ...

Severe thunderstorm watch issued until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Significant threat to property or life across multiple counties. Storms expected to bring heavy rain, lightning and damaging winds NEW ...

At 1:13 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8 p.m. for Lancaster and York counties. If you find yourself outdoors with no access to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — KGW has issued a Weather Impact Alert for Wednesday morning due to the chance of scattered lightning and thunderstorms. There were two clusters of thunderstorms in the Portland metro ...