Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee ranks 9th in the nation for lightning strikes, averaging nearly 2 million bolts each year. Related: First Alert Weather Day declared ahead of strong thunderstorm ...

Environmental technology provider AEM compiled data on U.S. lightning strikes throughout 2025, summarized in a recently published report. If Texas doesn't strike you as a very en-lightning place, ...

“The shift signals a broader surge in lightning activity across the Great Plains,” according to a new report Last year, Florida was dethroned as the lightning strike capital of the United States, ...