Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

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

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

The bright flash of lightning and its accompanying boom of thunder are so grand that the phenomenon has indelibly etched its mark into songs, stories, and religious traditions. Perhaps part of what ...

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

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For decades, Florida has carried the title of the lightning capital of the United States. But a new ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers proved this just last summer. On July 1, 2025 the former ISS crew member documented a dramatic ...