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Teen recalls horror moment she got struck by lightning while scrolling on TikTok: 'Everything was exploding'
A teenager has recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorm.
Corrections officer killed after being struck by lightning while fishing in first US bolt-related death this year
Santonio Catoe, 39, was struck by lightning while fishing on April 11, based on information from the National Weather Service and the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.
I was struck by lighting — the experience changed me forever in the most bizarre way
Storm chaser Carly Electric shared her strange story after being zapped in 2023.
Plane struck by lightning forced to turn back after violent thunderstorms rock region
An Air New Zealand flight heading to Tahiti was forced to turn back after being struck by lighting.
Lightning strike kills soccer player during live TV match in distressing scene
Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza died on the field Sunday after lightning struck the field in a stunning caught-on-camera incident — and authorities think a metal bracelet he wore...
Russian tourist struck by lightning – but miraculously survives
Russian tourist Pavel Smirnov survived being struck by lighting as he danced on a pier in the country of Georgia on Sept. 11. “It seemed like my insides and body...
Intense California wildfire has spawned its own mini weather system — including lightning strikes
The incredible natural phenomenon is called pyrocumulonimbus, which in simpler terms means a fire-generated storm.
Lightning sparked all of life on Earth, say Harvard scientists: 'One of the great unanswered questions'
The scientific community has been electrified by this new theory.
Delta flight turns around over Atlantic, returns to Boston following lightning strike: FAA
A Delta plane flying over the Atlantic Ocean was forced to quickly turn around and retreat to Boston following a lightning strike Sunday, the airline and the FAA said. Delta...
Florida teen unable to scream for help after being struck by lightning: 'Everything hurts'
“When I first came to, I thought I might have passed out from the heat or something, but then I was like, ‘Things don’t line up. Everything hurts.’"
Lightning strikes British Airways plane, forcing emergency landing
Frightening video footage captured the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach into Heathrow Airport on July 7. The struck jet was forced to land...
Distressing moment Utah teen is struck by lightning during church hike, praises 'divine intervention' for survival
“I was thinking, you know, is this it? You know, did I just die? I was thinking about all the things that I still wanted to accomplish in my life.”
New Jersey woman hails boyfriend killed by lightning strike while warning kids of storm
The chances of being struck are slim, but given the severe physical and cognitive trauma lightning strikes cause, any odds are far too much.
Several lightning bolts strike mere feet from teen girl
This Instagram was electric. Sania Kumari, a 15-year-old in Sitamarhi, India, was in the middle of recording a video for social media when a series of six lightning bolts hit...
Heroic NJ beachgoer dies trying to get kids out of the ocean ahead of lightning storm
"He says, 'I'm just going to warn these kids because the sky is going to open. I'm just going to warn these kids, one minute.' I said, 'No.'"
Lightning strikes Empire State Building and World Trade Center in dramatic pics
Lighting struck two of the city's iconic skyscrapers Wednesday night as a thunderstorm pounded Manhattan.
Colorado rancher and 34 cows killed by lightning strike in tight-knit community
Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his cattle from a trailer when he was struck and died on the scene despite life-saving efforts, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said.
Striking video shows lightning bolt hit Kansas City home: 'Sounded like a bomb'
Jordan Frederick captured a bolt of lightning striking near a house on his doorbell camera. Soon after, a loud roll of thunder was heard.
29-year-old knocked unconscious, had shoes thrown off by lightning strike: 'His socks were burned'
“I just know his socks were burned; it knocked his shoes off and his cap off his head,” his family said.