Florida has long been regarded as the lightning capital of the United States — but it may have competition. A new report by ...

Florida’s long-held reign as the nation’s lightning strike capital has finally been challenged by Oklahoma, according to a ...

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

Question: Does an automated surface observation system (ASOS) have a built-in lightning detection system? Without an observer, how does it know to add a thunderstorm (TS), thunderstorms in the ...

Lightning is one of nature’s most intense and unpredictable forces, but thankfully, we have got technology to help us stay ahead of the storm. Lightning detectors are designed to pick up the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — "The story of lightning detection really starts in Arizona, starting the 1970s," said Ryan Said, the Senior Scientist at Vaisala in Louisville, Colo. Vaisala is a global leader ...

NASA, the U.S. Office of Naval Research today said they are using a new and growing set of networked sensors on land, sea and in space that use lightning strikes to help forecasters predict just how ...

Vaisala Xweather’s Annual Lightning Report reveals lightning activity in the U.S. surged to an eight-year high in 2025, with ...

After lightning struck and killed one man and injured 14 others at an archery range in New Jersey, many are thankful to be alive, but the victims say there was no warning. Many are wondering if they ...

THE DESK. ALL RIGHT, MARQUISE, WE’LL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU. NOW, OVER TO EUSTIS, WHERE THE CITY HAS INTEGRATED ITS LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEM AT ALL THE PARKS TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

NANCY: TODAY’S WEATHER, NEARLY PERFECT. MILD TEMPERATURES AND NO STORMS. STEWART: BUT WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL WHAT DANGERS WE FACE WHEN STORMS ARE ROLLING THROUGH DURING THOSE HOT AND HUMID AFTERNOONS.

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the ...