“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” environmental consulting firm AEM said in a statement There are a number of reasons for the shift, including the fact ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Getty Stock Images/Connect Images Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Repairs are scheduled at the Lake Michigan Filtration Plant this year after an “incredibly rare” lightning strike blew out a chunk of concrete at the facility over the summer. The ...

A beloved Florida teacher who grew up in Pembroke Pines is on the road to recovery after a lightning strike left him fighting for his life in Peru. But his family’s hopeful that their community (and ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning cannot be stopped. Many have tried over the past several weeks, but all have failed — miserably. And if things continue on the current trajectory, nobody quite knows for sure ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan counties had much more lightning in 2025 than an average year here in Michigan.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Storms bring the risk for lightning throughout the year, but some states in the US are more prone to lightning strikes than others. The Viasala Xweather annual lightning report ...

The U.S. military launched strikes against Venezuela and captured its dictator, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3 — emerging from the operation largely unscathed as it handicapped Venezuela’s defense systems ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather. Xweather operates ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Oklahoma has officially replaced Florida as the lightning capital of the United States, recording 73 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes per square mile last year. According to an ...

Read full article: Ready for the cold to return? Here’s when to expect it A trough is expected to extend its grasp from eastern Canada down to Florida all over again, tossing some colder temperatures ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...