Positive lightning makes up less than 5% of strikes, but it can be up to 10 times more powerful.

A bolt of lightning struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through ...

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 ...

Two lightning strikes, just miles apart, caused two schools in Santa Rosa to close on Tuesday. At one campus, lightning ...

A series of lightning strikes early Tuesday sparked a fire at a grove of palm trees in San Pasqual Valley, burning more than 100 trees, fire officials said. The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m.

Breaking down the science of lightning.

A wind turbine in Breckenridge, Texas, caught fire on Saturday after being struck by lightning. The rotor of the Stephen ...

Thunder, lightning and hail were reported around the Bay Area during the latest storm that hit the region Tuesday, and snow ...

An elementary school in Santa Rosa is closed Tuesday after a lightning strike knocked out power at the campus, according to the Sonoma County Office of Education.

A nationwide lightning report shows Texas ranked No. 1 in total flashes and thunderstorm hours last year. Here's where ...

Lightning strikes were responsible for felled redwoods that damaged a Santa Rosa school and a recycling facility and ...