ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that meteorologists monitor closely is cloud-to-ground lightning. Here’s how it works: ...
Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...
It’s been a warm day, maybe even a little humid, and the tall clouds in the distance remind you of cauliflower. You hear a sharp crack, like the sound of a batter hitting a home run, or a low rumble ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Roughly 300 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes and 1,000 cloud-to-cloud bolts flashed across Northwest Oregon and southwest Washington Thursday morning, Portland’s National ...
Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...
A storm system that produced hundreds of lightning strikes across Southern California on Tuesday will dry up slightly Wednesday for San Diego County. The National Weather Service said Tuesday's storm ...
More than 800 lightning ground strikes have caused wildfires to spark across Arizona so far this year. Some of those fires are the Benchmark, Clair, Bartlett, and Wally fires. The Skeleton Fire has ...