NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - On average, lightning strikes the U.S. about 25 million times a year. Lightning is a major cause of storm-related deaths in the U.S. In Tennessee, there have been a total of ...

Fire crews have spent the last 24 hours battling a fire in Crystal River sparked by a lightning strike. Advertisement ...

Scrolling through the morning papers or glancing at our phone screens, there is one recurring piece of news that never fails to break our hearts: the untimely demise of people struck by lightning.

Florida has seen 2,100 fires in the first five months of 2026, compared to the average of 2,400 typically seen in a calendar ...

What does it feel like to be struck by lightning? The severity of the resulting injury depends on, among countless other variables, how the electricity enters the body, and where, and the path the ...