LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT. AND ALREADY THIS STORM SEASON, WE’VE HAD A SCARY RUN OF LIGHTNING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. TAKE A LOOK AT A SNIPPET OF LIGHTNING WE SAW LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Over the summer, Manatee County officials installed a new lightning detection system at public pools and splash pads. And just last week, they installed the first one at a local ...

Part 1 of this article discussed the integration of sensor, drone, artificial intelligence, imaging and aviation technologies to identify lightning initiated fires within 40 seconds, confirm the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — As the summer crowds fill Clearwater Beach, many are soaking up the sun and unknowingly putting themselves at risk. While Florida is known as the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

FLORIDA TODAY photographer Craig Bailey captured a striking image of lightning at Kennedy Space Center. The photo was taken during a weather delay for a Falcon 9 launch. Bailey used a lightning ...

Florida is often referred to as the lightning capital of the United States, although other areas of the country receive more lightning strikes. Florida averages seven lightning deaths per year, which ...