Coronae glow on the tips of spruce needles, induced by charged metal plates in a laboratory. (William Brune) For the first time, meteorologists have glimpsed the tiny bursts of ultraviolet light ...

The model matched what instruments have detected during storms, including brief flashes of high-energy radiation and unusual radio signals. These signals often appear just before lightning, but until ...

Waves of strong to severe thunderstorms with lots of lightning, heavy downpours, hail and strong winds loomed over the Chicago forecast Friday, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, with the first round expected ...

Meteorologist Kristen Currie discusses the truths & tales of thunderstorms.

On Monday at 7:58 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 p.m. for ...

Cold front moving south into the Hill Country now. Scattered showers along the front. This will continue to push south this afternoon.

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.