Fire crews responded to a garage fire on Wilder Lane during a lightning storm, according to Peardale–Chicago Park Fire. A neighbor spotted the fire, alerted residents, and helped prevent the flames

The redwood splintered, sending branches onto buildings on Oakmont Drive early Friday, the first day of a three-day storm expected to bring widespread rain showers to the North Bay.

Lightning strikes sparked multiple fires in the region Thursday evening. A large fire was burning in thick grass north of Vega off US. 385.

An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:10 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Central Douglas County.

An updated weather alert was issued by the NWS Spokane WA on Sunday at 5 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Washington Palouse and Upper Columbia Basin.

Yosemite is under an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:32 p.m. The alert is in effect until 4 p.m.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter’s superstorms generate intense lightning, forming a powerful and complex electrical weather system.

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Friday at 4:02 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:30 p.m. for Central Oregon Coast Range, Lane County Lowlands, Lane County Cascade Foothills and Cascades of Lane County.

At 1:59 p.m. on Sunday, the NWS Sacramento CA issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 2:15 p.m. for Butte and Tehama counties.

Yosemite was placed under an updated report for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:08 p.m. The alert is in effect until 3:45 p.m.

A lake in Venezuela the size of Connecticut sits under constant thunderstorms for most of the year, making it the lightning capital of Earth.