There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

Thursday’s topic is “Lightning Safety.” As meteorologists, this is the weather phenomenon we probably know the least about on ...

In 2024, Florida came in No. 1 for the number of lightning strikes per one kilometer. Orlando came in No. 1 as the city in ...

Lightning strikes the U.S about 25 million times per year with most of the strikes occurring during the summer months.

Severe Weather Awareness Week - Lightning ...

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week and The Weather Authority wants you to be prepared for when severe weather strikes!

The National Weather Service issued a report at 9:15 p.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 10 p.m. for Madison ...

IT IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN FLORIDA AND TODAY’S TOPIC IS HURRICANES AND FLOODING. OUR STATE IS STILL CLEANING UP ...

Two lightning strikes seen in Fort Myers. (CREDIT: Isaac Cartagena) The National Weather Service and the Florida Division of Emergency Management observe Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week each ...

EACH DAY WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT WEATHER EVENT. THE FOCUS TODAY IS LIGHTNING. FIVE PEOPLE DIED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES LAST YEAR. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST KELLIANNE KLASS SHOWS US WHERE WE SAW ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida usually leads the nation in lightning strikes each year. In 2021, over 14 million lightning ...