Thunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the plants underneath, but until now, they had never been observed in nature ...

A cloud diary is a simple yet valuable tool that can help you anticipate weather events by identifying cloud types and ...

For the first time, researchers have observed and measured weak electrical discharges, known as coronae, on trees during thunderstorms. A new study describes the near-invisible sparkles appearing ...

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

Straight-line winds are any thunderstorm winds not associated with rotation, according to the National Severe Storms ...

In A Nutshell Penn State scientists captured the first direct evidence of trees producing faint electrical glows, called coronae, during live thunderstorms. The discharges hop erratically from leaf to ...

The wraparound of the storm’s comma head has been lashing the northeastern United States over the past 24 hours.

A flash flood watch covering much of the state will expire this morning after heavy downpours swelled streams and flooded low-lying roads.

Tornadoes are rotating columns of air that extend from thunderstorm clouds to the ground. Their rotation is caused by wind ...

Storms are possible on Thursday evening as the Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk for severe weather two days out.

A clap of thunder can come as a surprise in the steady calm of falling snow. Here’s what causes it. By Camille Baker The major storm sweeping ice, snow and sleet across the Eastern United States this ...

Delaware is set to be hit with one of the largest winter storms in years as forecasts are predicting up to 18 inches in some parts of the First State. Along with anywhere from 6 to 18 inches predicted ...