Lightning Safety 101: Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Lightning strikes the U.S about 25 million times per year, with most of the strikes occurring during the summer months.
Damaging winds and quarter-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms Thursday
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Thursday at 10:09 p.m. in effect until 11 ...
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Lightning Strikes – Surviving A 30 Million Volt Jolt
A single lightning strike can release a 30 million-volt surge, enough to severely injure or kill a person in an instant.
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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Lightning
The National Weather Service and the Florida Division of Emergency Management observe Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week ...
Dry lightning strikes spark bushfires in Tasmanian wilderness areas
Thousands of dry lightning strikes have sparked multiple bushfires, some within remote national parks and world heritage ...
Increasing dry lightning strikes leaving Tasmania's wilderness areas at greater risk of fire, researcher says
As Tasmania battles more than a dozen fires sparked by a band of dry lightning strikes, some in high-value wilderness areas, ...