TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On late summer nights, you can often see flashes off in the distance on the horizon. These flashes are commonly referred to as “heat lightning”. Technically, there is no such ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

(WGHP) – You may have heard the saying “When thunder roars, head indoors.” For severe weather preparedness week, let’s dive into how to stay safe when lightning is nearby. Lightning strikes the United ...

Will Jones from Smithfield, North Carolina, sent me the above picture during Saturday evening's storms. Growing up, I always heard this called "heat lightning." Other WRAL Top Stories It wasn't until ...

Other than distance from an observer, there is no difference between the two. “Heat lightning” is lightning generated by a thunderstorm so distant that its light has outrun the much slower moving and ...

In many places, “heat lightning” is common during the hot, humid months of July and August. Heat lightning, according to some, is a flash of cloud lightning that isn’t accompanied by thunder and is ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's a frequent occurrence lately with these pop-up summer storms -- a flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder. But, what about lightning you see and don't hear? It's ...

As temperatures climb and thunderstorms pop up across the area, many of you are asking us if we see heat lightning or telling us you have seen heat lightning. Here's the problem: there's no such thing ...