Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

A delivery driver was nearly struck by lightning while dropping food off at a home in Wayne, New Jersey recently. See the video.

Two people have been killed by lightning strikes in New Jersey within the span of eight days. It's happened before.

Back in 1956, Myron Ligda, a meteorologist in Texas, used radar to detect a flash spanning more than 100 miles (160 km). At ...

With recent close calls with lightning strikes in Michigan and around the United States, officials are urging people to take ...

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Monday at 4:58 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for ...

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12 people in the U.S. have died this year from lightning strikes; MD homes have been damaged. Here's how you can cut the risk of a strike.

Death from lightning though, still remains rare. The odds of being struck by lightning in a given year are less than one in a million, and almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive.