MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - We’ve had some questions recently about heat lightning and what exactly it is. WMBF First Alert Meteorologist Matt Bullock has the answer. Heat lightning is not a specific ...

Will Jones from Smithfield, North Carolina, sent me the above picture during Saturday evening's storms. Growing up, I always heard this called "heat lightning." Other WRAL Top Stories It wasn't until ...

CADILLAC — Summer is just around the corner, and we are already feeling the temperatures! This past week, the Doppler 9&10 Weather Team has been forecasting temperatures in the 80s and low 90s. With ...

Many people incorrectly think that heat lightning is a specific type of lightning, NWS said, but it is simply light produced by a distant storm. Usually, mountains, hills, trees or the curvature of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer evenings can often deliver storms seen firing in the distance with frequent flashing, but ...

Ever sit outside on a warm summer's evening and notice flashes of lightning, but no actual rain clouds near you? This is commonly referred to as "heat" lightning. While it's not uncommon to see these ...

It’s a hot night, and it appears lightning is going wild in the dark sky -- but there’s no thunder. What’s going on? According to the National Weather Service, the term “heat lightning” is commonly ...

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Heat lightning is often the term used on a summer night when lightning is seen, but no thunder is heard. While this is a real phenomenon, “heat lightning” is not a special category of lightning.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever sit outside on a warm summer's evening and notice flashes of lightning, but no actual rain clouds near you? This is commonly ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Summer evenings can often deliver storms seen firing in the distance with frequent flashing, but thunder absent. This phenomenon has often been dubbed “heat lightning” but ...