What weather factors contribute to lightning-ignited wildfires (LIWs)? This is what a recent study published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

Lightning-induced wildfires are severe natural disasters. However, because of the regionality and random nature of lightning, there is still an incomplete understanding within the scientific community ...

The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 5 p.m. for Wallowa County. The storms could bring penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:21 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms in effect until 4:45 p.m. for Yosemite. The storms may bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At 4:21 ...