The National Lightning Detection Network counts all of the lightning flashes and strikes across the U.S. Some Michigan ...

For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

Lightning has captured people's fascination for millennia. It's embedded in mythology, religion and popular culture. Think of ...

Lightning flashes increased 10 percent in 2025 compared to 2024.

Oklahoma has surpassed Florida as the nation's new lightning leader, recording about 73 flashes per square mile in 2025. This shift is attributed to an unusually active severe weather season in ...

Conflicting reports spark debate over America's lightning capital in 2025.

From the ISS, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured rare purple lightning and mysterious upper-atmosphere flashes above massive storms, revealing a hidden electrical world few ever witness from Earth.

A small Oklahoma town overtook a tiny Texas community in 2025 as the U.S. lightning capital, where lightning density counts ...

Oklahoma is the new lightning leader, here's why.

Witness a terrifying nature moment as intense lightning strikes during a powerful storm. Experience the raw force of nature ...