TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On late summer nights, you can often see flashes off in the distance on the horizon. These flashes are commonly referred to as “heat lightning”. Technically, there is no such ...

Will Jones from Smithfield, North Carolina, sent me the above picture during Saturday evening's storms. Growing up, I always heard this called "heat lightning." Other WRAL Top Stories It wasn't until ...

(WGHP) – You may have heard the saying “When thunder roars, head indoors.” For severe weather preparedness week, let’s dive into how to stay safe when lightning is nearby. Lightning strikes the United ...

Other than distance from an observer, there is no difference between the two. “Heat lightning” is lightning generated by a thunderstorm so distant that its light has outrun the much slower moving and ...

Lightning during one of Arizona’s powerful monsoon storms can be beautiful to look at but, on average, two people a year die in Arizona from lightning. In an effort to try to track this weather ...