EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Brad Montgomery invited a weather expert on "The Breakdown" to discuss how to be safe when there is lightning. The expert provides the best safety tips when it comes to ...

There is no safe place outdoors during a thunderstorm. The only truly safe locations are inside a substantial building or inside a hard-topped vehicle with the windows closed. Don’t take chances with ...

Although it looks thicker, a lightning bolt is typically only an inch or so in diameter. O12/Pixabay Lightning is much simpler than people realize. It’s nothing more than a brilliant, naturally ...

That’s because thunder is the sound caused by lightning (it’s part of why dogs fear thunder). A charged, superheated lightning bolt creates a “resonating tube” as it travels. The air in the tube can ...

FARGO — Around the world, lightning happens about three million times a year, or about 30 times a second. Not all lightning strikes the ground. Lightning can also occur within a cloud or go between ...

In the United States, there is an average of 22 lightning deaths every year. All these deaths are preventable. Florida is known as the lightning capital of the nation. We are accustomed to the summer ...