Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "We have a report of an aircraft with a lightning strike. Approximately 10 miles out with 75 souls on board." Standing on the solid ground never felt so good. "As we were ...

LONDON, England (WTVD) -- Video shows the moment a huge bolt of lightning hit a plane in England. You see a little white dot in the sky over London and then an ...

It happened just after 6:30 p.m. as Flight 1476 to Fort Lauderdale was set to take off. A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines told 10 Tampa Bay that a possible lightning strike hit the plane while it ...

Anyone who has flown through a storm knows that uneasy feeling when turbulence picks up and the sky begins to flash. For many travellers, the idea of lightning striking the aircraft is terrifying. But ...

MOSCOW -- The plane that burst into flames while making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, killing 41 of the 78 people on board, was without radio communications because of a lightning strike, ...