HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Today on Weather U, we're discussing lightning and severe storms, and how they form. Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ...

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — After a soggy week in the Coastal Bend, not only did we see some heavy downpours but we saw some thunderstorms roll through too. What follows behind thunder? Of course, it's ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Lightning is a common occurrence in Virginia and North Carolina, but have you ever wondered how and why it forms? Think of the formation of lightning as if you are playing with magnets.

Atmospheric nitrogen can be transformed into a plant-usable form by lightning through a process called nitrogen fixation.

First of all, to get lightning we need warm air that is forced upwards. We call this the updraft and in that updraft, we have ice particles and water particles that collide and create positive and ...

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...