Weather alerts are in effect as rounds of showers and potentially thunderstorms move through the Carolinas tomorrow. A steady rain will be with areas, especially west of Charlotte, tomorrow morning, with a thunderstorm threat picking up by afternoon.

Weather warnings are in place for snow and ice across the UK today as Storm Goretti continues to batter the country causing widespread power cuts and major travel disruption

The Great Plains region, including Oklahoma and parts of Texas, is experiencing more frequent severe storms, according to a new report.

Multiple lightning strikes lit up the early morning sky near Harrold, Texas, on January 8, as a line of fast-moving storms moved through the northwest of the state.The National Weather Service (NWS) said the strongest of these storms would have straight-line winds up to 60 mph,

SAWS has warned Gauteng residents to take lightning storm warnings seriously after a number of people were fatally struck by lightning.

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the US have reached an 8-year-high, according to Vaisala Xweather.

Lightning activity poses a significant danger throughout the year, regardless of the season. Over the past 12 months, the number of lightning strikes across the United States has hit its highest level in eight years,

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree.The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with four fatalities in 2025.

Thunder and lightning aren't just for summer storms. In the winter, intense bands of snow can include the rare phenomenon known as thundersnow.

Lightning activity surged to an eight-year high by the end of 2025, with new regional hot spots emerging as the new “lightning capitals.”

Thundersnow is possible, but it is pretty rare. The reason has to do with the conditions needed for lightning to form in a system.

Preliminary findings from the 2025 U.S. Lightning Report show a shift in lightning strike patterns, with Oklahoma overtaking Florida as the nation’s top lightning hotspot.