The U.S. has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to ...

Lightning strikes are always a serious threat, no matter what season it is. For the last year, lightning strikes in the U.S.

Update: 1.9.2026 The tornado that hit Purcell is now rated an EF-2 according to the National Weather Service. Update ...

The McClain County emergency manager told KOCO 5 that part of Purcell is without power after the tornado knocked over poles.

The high-pressure system baking much of the Eastern half of the nation with extreme heat is helping spawn dangerous thunderstorms up into the Plains and Upper Midwest, resulting in at least a ...

A First Alert Weather Day is in effect for Friday as a strong cold front moves in late Thursday night into Friday, bringing a ...

Weather-related car accidents are extremely deadly compared to severe weather events, according to AccuWeather. In fact, they cause more deaths per year than lightning, flooding, tornadoes and ...

Heavy thunderstorms and high winds were forecast for Christmas Eve as rainfall sweeps through the San Joaquin Valley, according to meteorologists. The National Weather Service in Hanford issued a ...

DENVER — The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for part of the Denver metro area and southeast Colorado through 9 p.m. Friday. Along with the risk for tornadoes, there is a risk for ...

A fast-moving cold front is bringing intense rain and thunderstorms to much of the mid-Atlantic and northeast, including New York City, where residents on Thursday continue to face risks of severe ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in years, Florida has lost a major weather status of lightning capital of the U.S. The ...