lightning

The man who was struck by lightning on Clearwater Beach earlier this week has died.Police have identified the man as Garry L. Perks, 32, of New Port…

On Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., lifeguards along Clearwater Beach blew their whistles, warning beach goers that a storm was quickly approaching.The…

Reaching temperatures higher than the surface of the sun and carrying about one billion volts of electricity, lightning poses a serious threat to…

Authorities say lightning struck and killed someone on a Florida beach.Sarasota County Sheriff's officials say the person was struck on Siesta Key beach…

Two people have been hit by lightning in Florida after a severe storm rolled through part of the state.

Weather officials say stricter safety policies have reduced the number of fatal lightning strikes in Florida.

According to NASA, the United States sees about 25 million lightning strikes per year.The state that gets the largest number of those, by far, is Florida.…

Florida ranks number one in the country in lightning strikes per square mile. So, it should be no surprise that Florida leads in lightning deaths as…