Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This map of the contiguous United States shows lightning density in 2025, according to data analyzed by the Vaisala Xweather ...

After four years bouncing between Florida and Texas, America's lightning capital shifted north in 2025, as a small Oklahoma community overtook longtime lightning hot spots in the South. While Florida ...

Multiple lightning strikes lit up the early morning sky near Harrold, Texas, on January 8, as a line of fast-moving storms ...

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story indicated the lightning strike took 12 seconds, but it lasted approximately eight seconds. The reporter who recorded it says he filmed it in high speed, ...

Flashes of lightning and heavy rain were captured on video in Wise County, Texas, in the early hours of November 24, as a line of storms moved across North Texas. Footage by X user @chaser_anthony2 ...

The peak lightning day of 2025 took place Apr. 5 when 157 severe storms — featuring 21 tornadoes across the Southeast — generated over three million lightning events, as reported by Vaisala Xweather.

HARPER, Texas — A Central Texas school district is closed Friday after a lightning strike caused limited access to several services. According to a Thursday social media post from Harper ISD, the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There is a new lightning capital in the U.S., with Oklahoma unseating Florida in lightning strike density, according to a new AEM report. The report revealed that Oklahoma saw ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., according to a new report. Oklahoma unseated Florida in 2025 ...

The Great Plains, including parts of Texas, has become the new epicenter for severe storm activity, according to a new report. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer The Great Plains, including parts of Texas, ...