HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ...

As summer begins and more people spend time outdoors, Floridians know that it’s likely to storm each afternoon from June to August. While lightning is fascinating to watch, it is also extremely ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — After a soggy week in the Coastal Bend, not only did we see some heavy downpours but we saw some thunderstorms roll through too. What follows behind thunder? Of course, it's ...

The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.

Studies show that about 90 percent of the lightning strikes to aircraft are thought to be initiated by the presence of the aircraft itself. [Credit: iStock ] Question: A friend of mine was flying a ...

Lightning strikes near the Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) They say lightning never strikes twice. But in recent days it ...

As lightning shoots to the ground, it produces heat as hot as 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is much hotter than the sun. There’s no doubt that lightning is a great danger when a thunderstorm ...

Although monsoon season usually comes in every summer as an awaited reprieve from the summer heat and an enchanting weather spectacle, it can also bring some hazards and dangers that residents should ...

It's that time of year when things start greening up more, and it seems to brighten up by the day. I was home Monday as it was storming outside, and I thought, "Man, that's the first time I've seen ...

The classic summer thunderstorm is doing more for your lawn and garden than you might realize. That extra bit of green and growth after a storm isn’t just because it rained. There is a science behind ...

If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the ...