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Lightning Safety: The do's and don'ts of weathering summer storms

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Summer is in full swing and as the mercury rises, thunderstorms become more of a reality. June, July, and August are the peak months for lightning here in North Carolina. Lightning ...
Los Angeles Times

Heat wave gives way to late-summer thunderstorms as California’s extreme weather continues

Scorching temperatures that baked Southern California over Labor Day weekend will continue this week paired with thunderstorms and lightning strikes that will heighten fire risks across much of the ...
The Desert Sun

Mojave Desert faces triple weather threat with flood risk, extreme heat and wildfires

Death Valley and the Mojave Desert face a triple threat of flash floods, extreme heat, and wildfire risk. Monsoonal storms combined with moisture from Hurricane Lorena are creating unstable weather ...
Modesto Bee

Nearly 2,600 lightning strikes hit Central Coast during storm. See photos, video

If you were up late Tuesday night, chances are you caught that “chaotic” storm that lit up the San Luis Obispo County sky with thunder and lightning for most of the night. According to the National ...

‘Horrifically loud’: Lightning strike kills young woman on a Sunshine Coast sports field

A 21-year-old woman has been killed by lightning on the Sunshine Coast as supercell storms threaten parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales. A 21-year-old woman has been killed by lightning ...