An intense thunderstorm system moved into Southern California from northern Mexico on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, bringing scattered rain and the potential for more storms throughout the day. The ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...

Multiple little lightning fires erupted on Saturday morning as thunder and brief rain showers moved across parts of Los Angeles County, surprising many as an extended heat wave continues through the ...

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

MANKATO — South-central Minnesota’s soggy summer continues with thunderstorms bringing 4 inches or more of rain to some locations early Saturday, along with lightning strike that stripped the bark ...

PHOENIX — Powerful monsoon storms developed across Arizona, bringing rain, thunder, dust, and lightning toward the Valley. Rain chances will continue for the area through Thursday and into Friday.

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for a swath of Riverside County, including Palm Springs and nearby western portions of the Coachella Valley, Saturday afternoon as stormy weather ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Update, 7:20 p.m.: A power outage cut off electricity to 3,403 PG&E customers on Monday evening just as the storm arrived in San Luis Obispo County. According to PG&E’s outage report map, customers in ...

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...