The formation of ice in a cloud is an important element in the development of lightning. Those storms that fail to produce large numbers of ice crystals may also fail to produce a lot of lightning.

A ‘triple-bomb cyclone’ in the Pacific This atmospheric river is connected to a storm system swirling over the northeastern Pacific Ocean that reached the lowest barometric pressure reading ...

An unusual ocean storm has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Prediction Center to issue a hurricane-force wind warning for seas offshore of North Carolina ...

the potential for wind gusts of 50mph and frequent and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. This could result in brush fires and even structure fires. The storms will ultimately cool and stabilize ...

Meanwhile Taiwan braces for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, one of the strongest Pacific Ocean ... of Lightning; and Fengshen, the God of Wind. As for the names of this week’s approaching storms ...

The storm is arriving as the region experiences an atmospheric river, which is a long plume of moisture, over the Pacific Ocean. The Weather Prediction Center said the storm intensified swiftly ...

A low-pressure system is sending rain, thunderstorms and lightning toward the Boise region ... cyclone continues to intensify over the Pacific Ocean, and will impact much of the weather around ...

Fires have been raging across large parts of the western US As fires rage across large parts of the western United States, a unique kind of large storm ... clouds" - can produce hurricanes and ...