“It is a funnel cloud, so it really doesn’t look all that dramatically different from a tornado aside from the fact it never touches the ground and it’s not occurring in a severe thunderstorm,” she ...

Severe thunderstorms popped up in parts of Alberta Wednesday afternoon, prompting tornado watches. Storms capable of ...

Environment and Climate Change Canada says it is investigating eight possible tornadoes that may have touched down across ...

In addition to the heavy rainfall, the storms are expected to produce "frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes," according to the National Weather Service.

Experts warn that outdoor events – from concerts to festivals to ballgames – are increasingly vulnerable to deadly threats like tornadoes and lightning, putting certain crowds at higher risk.

Loewenheath states, “A 24-hour period between 3 a.m. May 15th and 3 a.m. May 16th in Michigan saw more than 376,000 lightning events, which was greater than the 2024 peak lightning day for ...

Bristow Mayor Kris Wyatt said one of the tornado sirens was struck by lightning and that a technician had been called in a Facebook post on Sunday. FOX23 spoke with Chief Conkling on Monday.