Parts of the Valley near Bakersfield could also see high winds of about 20-30 mph. Kalb said Fresno and its surrounding areas are forecast for rain of about 2 to 3.5 inches from Christmas Eve through around Saturday morning.

As a winter storm system pushed east, it wreaked havoc with tornadoes in Illinois and snow, ice, wind, rain and lightning for a wide swath of the nation.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four fatalities in 2025.

More than 41 million Americans across California, Nevada and Arizona are under flood watches on Wednesday amid a rare, high risk for excessive rainfall and flooding.

A wild mix of weather swept the Central Coast Monday, delivering heavy rain, flooding, lightning, hail—and two funnel clouds that had locals doing double-takes. A wild mix of weather swept the Central Coast Monday, delivering heavy rain, flooding ...

Rain will pick up Wednesday morning, with the heaviest downpours forecast from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Lightning sits at the boundary between routine weather and sudden hazard. It appears briefly, illuminates a landscape, and vanishes before the eye adj.

Southern California’s third storm in just a week is expected to bring rain, mountain snow and even a small risk of a tornado beginning on Thursday. Rain totals for the storm are forecast to be moderate, with the system delivering about 0.25 to 0.75 ...

Hawai‘i County urges residents and visitors to prepare for a strong evolving storm system that could bring lightning and heavy flooding rains to Hawai‘i island this weekend and into Monday. National Weather Service GOES-West satellite image from Saturday morning, Jan. 3, 2026. (Image Courtesy: National Weather Service)