A dangerous storm system is rolling across the Southeast, producing lightning and the potential for damaging winds and even tornadoes.

Three people have been struck by lightning as thunderstorms continue to lash Perth, causing power cuts, damaging homes and delaying flights.

Weather 2011: Going to extremesMinneapolis Star TribuneWeather memories tend to fade quickly. But two events make 2011 stand out: the May tornado that sliced through the heart of the metro area and the lightning-sparked, drought-driven September Pagami...

China's government says the Wenzhou bullet train crash was caused by design flaws and "sloppy management".

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Missouri police officer who was struck by lightning while helping with rescues after a massive tornado ripped through Joplin has died. Riverside Police Chief Greg Mills says 31-year-old officer Jefferson "Jeff" Taylor died Frida...

Thor, The God of Thunder, Does Movie Effects May 16, 2011; 3:20 PM ET Have you seen Thor yet? I haven't, but the movie is generating a lot of buzz because of its CGI weather effects. We even made Thor (South Carolina) our "Worst Weather" location last...

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist May 14, 2011; 10:17 AM ET "This afternoon is when the first round of violent thunderstorms will ignite" Strong thunderstorms capable of unleashing damaging winds and hail will not just threaten the ea...

By Bo Zhang, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer May 9, 2011; 10:36 AM ET Lightning dances in the sky behind the downtown Kansas City, Mo., skyline as an early-morning thunderstorm moves through the area Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede...

(University of California - San Diego) "Lost" samples from a famous origin of life researcher could send the search for Earth's first life in a new direction.

The epic winter of 2010 - 2011 delivered yet another major pounding to New England yesterday and today, and residents are digging out today from the winter's third record snowstorm. The heaviest snows from this newest onslaught hit coastal New Jersey a...

Another outstanding video from Narional Geographic. Click here  or watch below....

Report from CNN. "The mysterious disappearance of Flight AF 447 over the Atlantic Ocean has fueled speculation among aviation experts about what caused ...

In this Sunday's Denver Examiner, Tony Hake takes a look at lightning safety. 'In the United States there are an estimated 25 million cloud to ground lightning ...

Live Science is reporting that "for the first time, scientists have been able to "see" and ...

I found this spectacular  video of a severe lightning storm, taken by Jimmy Deguara in Western Sydney, Australia. Many thousand lightning strikes occurred during this severe weather episode. Good timelapse photography. Have ...

This is rare footage of an airplane actually being hit by lightning. This video was originally put on YouTube on January 2008, and has been viewed 473,509 times. Take a look at this ...