Ever sit outside on a warm summer's evening and notice flashes of lightning, but no actual rain clouds near you? This is commonly referred to as "heat" lightning. While it's not uncommon to see these ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer evenings can often deliver storms seen firing in the distance with frequent flashing, but thunder absent. This phenomenon has often been dubbed “heat lightning” but ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On late summer nights, you can often see flashes off in the distance on the horizon. These flashes are commonly referred to as “heat lightning”. Technically, there is no such ...

Will Jones from Smithfield, North Carolina, sent me the above picture during Saturday evening's storms. Growing up, I always heard this called "heat lightning." Other WRAL Top Stories It wasn't until ...

CADILLAC — Summer is just around the corner, and we are already feeling the temperatures! This past week, the Doppler 9&10 Weather Team has been forecasting temperatures in the 80s and low 90s. With ...