We explain why you should avoid using the dishwasher or doing laundry during a thunderstorm—and how long to wait to run the ...

Find out once and for all whether or not it's safe to run your laundry during a thunder storm. Is it fact or fiction?

A North Queensland man was rushed to hospital after his house was struck by lightning. Queensland Ambulance Services ...

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When a thunderstorm is brewing, don't do anything that involves your plumbing. Even doing laundry is not safe during a ...

People from across the Central Coast reported hearing and seeing Tuesday night's wild thunderstorm. "There was a loud boom, boom, boom, multiple bangs. Like real loud," said Shane Hitchcock, a San ...

Two friends in Australia had a close call with a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Australia, and they captured the astonishing moment on video. Nick Panayiotou and Daniel Dudman were near a ...

An intense thunderstorm system brought rain and lightning to California's Coachella Valley. Dry lightning from these storms can spark wildfires, especially when vegetation is parched. Lightning is ...

Thunderstorms hit Riedling Drive as lightning strikes a home. Firefighters report no injuries and quick evacuation of ...

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to thousands of lightning strikes and sparking several fires. According ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thunderstorms with chances of dry lightning might make their way to the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service. As mid-level moisture makes its way ...