I t's long been known that if you're in a lightning storm, a car is a safer place to be than standing outside. Contrary to ...

A close call for a southern Illinois family. Lightning hit their car as they were driving down Illinois Route 13 in Williamson County.

This SUV looked like it'd been in a collision after lightning struck it on the move, but it kept the family inside safe.

Parts of the car exploded onto the Illinois highway as the lightning left a hole in the car’s roof, deputies said.

A sound like a gunshot filled the air, then smoke poured in— an Illinois family’s vehicle was struck by lightning as they drove along a highway Saturday evening, authorities said.

Ms Electric said: “By the time I got into the ambulance, my feet and hands had gone completely blue”. But while she was recording a video of the lightning, she was struck, and blue-lighted to ...

(DC News Now) — Crews were at a townhouse Monday night after lightning hit the home. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ... (X/@mcfrsPIO) (X/@mcfrsPIO) (X/@mcfrsPIO) Piringer said that everyone got out ...

WE HAVE HAD A FEW FLASHES OF LIGHTNING ... THAT SPUN OUT HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE. IT’S BLOCKING THE FAST LANE, AND THEY’RE JUST WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK TO GET THAT CAR ON ITS WAY.

Knisley said when he was in the Marine Corps in 2012, he had his first brush with a lightning bolt. "We were walking from our barracks to the store and a fire hydrant next to me got struck by ...

Their recent study, published this week in New Phytologist, examines 93 trees that had been struck by lightning in central Panama. The team found that while most trees were severely damaged ...