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.

“The lightning strike caused our power outages and traffic delays. Fortunately, no one was injured...," the Mount Pleasant Police Department in South Carolina said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital ...

Dashcam footage released by police shows lightning strike along busy South Carolina road, sparking a power line explosion and catching motorists off guard. The incident took place on Monday, Aug. 11 ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures ...

Authorities investigated a gas leak after a lightning strike caused a tank battery to catch fire early Thursday in El Reno.