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 ...

You see lightning in the distance and wait for thunder, but hear nothing. Was there a glitch in the matrix? Not quite. What you’ve just seen is heat lightning. But there is a gotcha here: heat ...

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 ...

During Southwest Florida’s rainy season, we experience numerous thunderstorms and plenty of lightning. In fact, Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States. Some use the term “heat ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – We’ve likely all heard of the term “heat lightning” on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, but there’s never any thunder to follow. What many don’t ...

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 ...

Heat lightning is a term used often in the Ozarks. During the hot summer nights, distance clouds flicker with lightning, looking like a chaotically choreographed dance in the night sky. Despite heat ...

In many places, “heat lightning” is common during the hot, humid months of July and August. Heat lightning, according to some, is a flash of cloud lightning that isn’t accompanied by thunder and is ...