Search crews spent hours recovering a teen's body as storms threatened, highlighting how lightning puts Florida boaters and ...

A man kayaking on a river in Santa Rosa County, Florida, died after being struck by lightning and falling into the river on ...

Florida leads the nation in lightning fatalities. Here’s how to stay safe as lightning activity picks up this rainy season.

Florida led the U.S. in lightning strikes per square mile in 2024 and had five of the nation's 12 lightning fatalities. People are most often struck by lightning while fishing, at the beach, or ...

Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, was kayaking the Blackwater River in Florida when he was struck ...

A house fire near Stuart that temporarily closed a roadway likely was caused by a lightning strike, said Martin County Fire ...

Expect widespread rain and possible strong thunderstorms in central Florida this afternoon. High temperatures and humidity ...

APOPKA, Florida — One thing we don't get much of in Utah is lightning. Florida, though, that's another story. It's regarded as the "lightning capital" of the United States, given the frequency of ...

The Sunshine State is used to seeing lightning and hearing thunder but a new report found that the rate of bolts illuminating the sky is actually lower than during recent years. According to experts ...