For as long as people have watched storms roll across the sky, lightning has inspired awe and fear. You can see the flash and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve had three days of severe weather risks in the past two and a half weeks, a telltale sign that we’re in the midst of severe weather season. The season typically lasts from ...

A massive thunderstorm turns the sky dark over a field in Sweden. Thunderstorms can inspire the entire range of human emotion with their vivid displays of nature's fury. Storms are used to set an ...

A thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning rages during the day in China on July 21, 2025. CREDIT: Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Thunderstorms can come in all shapes and sizes. From thunderstorms embedded in hurricanes, to independent thunderstorms that can grow into giant supercells. They can become extremely powerful and ...

Understanding how to identify distinct types of thunderstorm clouds can give you a significant advantage in preparing for severe weather season in Texas. Even observing how the wind behaves ahead of a ...

Do you know the difference between a wall cloud and a shelf cloud?? This is often a misunderstood phenomenon in weather, although to be fair... the shelf cloud does look like a wall. A shelf cloud is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — High temperatures are forecast to soar into the mid-to-upper 90s across the Willamette Valley and portions of southern, central, and eastern Oregon on Monday. With the hotter ...

Severe weather season in Texas has arrived and San Antonio is bracing for a couple of stormy days on the horizon this week. Knowing how thunderstorms develop and identifying cloud formations can help ...