GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Have you ever looked up to the sky during a storm to see a massive bolt of lightning and wondered how does that form? Well, the WITN WEATHER TEAM has you covered... STEP #1: ...

Summer 2024 is already smokin’ hot, and not in a good way. Deadly heat waves and record-breaking temperatures are affecting millions of Americans in the warmest months of the year. Summer ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Thunderstorms are very common occurrences across Nebraska and Iowa during the Spring and Summer months, so common that you may not think twice about those flashes of light and ...

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.

When warm air is forced upwards, it creates storm clouds. Powerful forces within the cloud allow ice and water droplets to collide, creating electrical charges. Once there is enough positive and ...

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, accompanying brilliant flashes of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky? To understand thunder, we must first explore ...

As summer begins and more people spend time outdoors, Floridians know that it’s likely to storm each afternoon from June to August. While lightning is fascinating to watch, it is also extremely ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — East Tennessee saw some severe weather as we started the second week of May, which caught many by surprise. One threat we saw plenty of was lightning, and we were not alone.