When lightning occurs, a large discharge of electricity causes the surrounding air to vibrate as it passes through the atmosphere to the surface. Q How does thunder form? — Hazel Foster, Madison, Wis.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lightning is one of nature’s most electrifying spectacles—literally. According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms form when key ingredients—moisture, instability and ...

As particles rub together from wind friction in a thunderstorm, the charges separate and static electricity develops. The negative charges or electrons separate to the bottom of the thunderstorm, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Did you hear thunder overnight? Are you wondering how thunder can happen during a winter weather event? Meteorologist John Burchfield has the answers. The WTOL 11 Weather Team began ...

It’s caused by a natural phenomenon called thundersnow. It occurs when the air is deeply unstable and we get big thunder ...

DENVER (KDVR) — “Don’t shower during a thunderstorm” and “lightning never strikes in the same place twice” are tips you may have heard growing up, and while some phrases are true, others can do more ...

A Amanda Gumber, research assistant, Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Thunder is formed by the intense heating produced by lightning. The thunder you hear ...