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: ...

Superbolts of lightning are rare; they only make up about one percent of all lightning strikes. But they are incredibly strong; compared to the average lightning strike, which carries about 300 ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — How does lightning form in a thunderstorm? As a storm is developing, the bottom of the cloud holds raindrops. The top of the cloud is colder and below freezing. It contains ice ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...