Since 2006, almost 500 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the U.S., according to the National Lightning Safety ...

Two teens are dead following a complex of thunderstorms that tore through southern Georgia Thursday evening, producing ...

When golf courses lightning alerts go off, take shelter indoors. The National Weather Service states no place outdoors is ...

Florida is often referred to as the lightning capital of the United States, although other areas of the country receive more lightning strikes.

Two people are dead following severe storms that swept through Southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry on ...

And as recently as 2001, when a national lightning safety campaign began, the U.S. still averaged 55 lightning deaths a year. Now the average is down to 21, says John Jensenius, a meteorologist ...

Texas, Florida and Oklahoma are the lightning capitals of the United States, according to Vaisala Xweather. But Texas stands out among the top three: The 10 counties with the most lightning strikes ...

Fishing is the leading cause of lightning strike deaths in the U.S., with 44 fatalities since 2006. The time it takes to reach safety while fishing, especially from a boat, contributes to the risk.

Jake Rosencranz, 29, had been on a delayed honeymoon with his wife Leah at the time of the incident, with two other people ...

The Fourth of July proved to be chaotic for some celebrating the holiday on Georgia’s lakes and other waterways this year.

One man, who has had multiple near-death experiences, ... “It went into the side of my head above my ear, it went down my spine,” the 74-year-old told KLAS of the lightning strike.

Since 2006, New Jersey has had 16 lightning deaths, five were on beaches. Fussell told WABC that Dispoto never passed up an opportunity to make someone’s life easier and that’s what she wants ...