Did you hear thunder overnight? Here's how it happened, as explained by WTOL 11 Meteorologist John Burchfield.

Lightning strikes the U.S about 25 million times per year with most of the strikes occurring during the summer months.

“That’s because planes take off and land into the headwind [wind that blows directly towards the plane ... through thunderstorms. “Interestingly, planes get hit by lightning very often ...

A British Airways plane sitting at Brazil's Guarulhos International Airport was struck by lightning as passengers waited to ...

While waiting for his flight, a British Airways passenger captured the moment lightning struck the plane he would ride home ...