Lightning can strike up to 25 miles away from a storm and reach temperatures five times hotter than the sun. Meteorologist ...

Several damaging tornadoes and grapefruit-size hail struck Illinois and Indiana late Tuesday amid a widespread severe-weather outbreak across the central United States.

Scientists discovered that patterns in soil moisture and wind can help predict where thunderstorms are most likely to suddenly form.

The last time a severe thunderstorm warning was issued in Hawaii was in January 2025, making the incoming threat "rare." ...