For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and hear the thunder, but the true beginning of a lightning bolt has remained ...

The major winter storm creating a power emergency in Texas unleashed a rare weather phenomenon on the state as meteorologists ...

Thundersnow – a thunderstorm that produces snow instead of rain – is sometimes reported during winter storms in the U.S. Is ...

The National Weather Service reported a “rare occurrence” early Sunday morning as a band of thunder sleet moved through the ...

Texas is no stranger to a good thunderstorm. But lightning and thunderclaps mixed with sleet? That's a rarity.

With the latest storm on its way, the city of Pasadena is bracing for the possibility of lightning and thunder during the annual Rose Parade. City spokesperson Lisa Derderian said organizers are ...

A storm is making its way across northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington Wednesday afternoon, with potential thunderstorms and heavy rain on the way. That’s according to the National Weather Service ...

So, Mars does have storms, but they’re far drier and dustier than the thunderstorms on Earth. Scientists are continually ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Are there thunderstorms on Mars? – Cade, age 7, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

Inside a charged storm cloud, they become something else entirely. As the electric field pushes electrons faster and faster, they slam into air molecules such as nitrogen and oxygen. These collisions ...