Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

A rare lightning storm lights up the sky over Capitola shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday morning as seen in an image taken by local photographer Stephen Harrington. The photo was taken from the bluff ...

A lightning storm lights up the sky over San Francisco Bay on Wednesday night. One bolt appeared to strike near Treasure Island during the hour after midnight, but most of the lightning was ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...

DENVER (KDVR) — On Monday, the coroner announced the cause of death for two hunters who went missing earlier this month, saying they were killed by a lightning strike. Experts say this is not an ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Some San Diegans saw the night sky light up Thursday night. Tropical Storm Mario’s remnants led to warm and muggy weather that produced scattered showers and pop-up ...

In 1985, another group of hikers who took shelter in the same cave during a lightning storm were not so lucky. Three were seriously injured, one died from electrocution, and another convulsed so ...

Thundering booms could be heard across much of South County on Wednesday evening as the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario swept across Southern California. The storm brought with it the threat of ...