The National Weather Service said about 900 lightning strikes occurred during the storm ... As lightning scattered across the sky, heavy downpours led to short-term urban flooding in some areas.

lightning can be seen lighting up the sky before a bolt of lightning appears to strike the asphalt along the shoulder of the road, not far from the right lane where the driver was traveling.

A dramatic video recorded Wednesday evening showed lightning stretching across the sky above Seattle as thunderstorms ... crews responded to reports of the lightning strike just before 8:30 ...

Medics diagnosed her with keraunoparalysis, a rare neurological issue causing temporary paralysis triggered by a lightning strike ... Even if you see blue sky, you could still be in danger.

Late Wednesday afternoon and evening will be a period to keep an eye on the sky, monitoring weather ... creating hundreds of lightning strikes — leading to strong winds blowing down trees ...

Flying through the air carries its own risks, but what happens when lightning strikes an airplane in that's in the air?

According to the Empire State Building website, it is struck by lightning on average 25 times a year! A structure's chances of being hit by lightning go up if it is tall and isolated. While there are ...

Lightning can indeed strike in the same place twice, and a human can be struck more than once. Meteorologist Ray Petelin ...