Lightning is a powerful force, one seemingly capable of great destruction in the right circumstances. It announces itself with a searing flash, followed by a deep rumble heard for miles around.

Occurred on April 23, 2025 / Atlanta, Georgia, USA Info from Licensor: "While flying from Asheville to Atlanta on a Delta Air Lines flight, I filmed these clips out the window as a powerful lightning ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "We have a report of an aircraft with a lightning strike. Approximately 10 miles out with 75 souls on board." Standing on the solid ground never felt so good. "As we were ...

The Aviation Herald reported that air traffic control was unable to hear the pilots as a result. The plane was taken out of service for inspection, the airline said. A Southwest Airlines plane was ...

A Southwest Airlines plane flying to Denver on Sunday was struck by lightning upon its descent as storms plagued the area over Memorial Day weekend. Southwest Flight 168 was approaching Denver ...

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.

It happened just after 6:30 p.m. as Flight 1476 to Fort Lauderdale was set to take off. A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines told 10 Tampa Bay that a possible lightning strike hit the plane while it ...

MOSCOW -- The plane that burst into flames while making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, killing 41 of the 78 people on board, was without radio communications because of a lightning strike, ...

DENVER (WKRC) - A Southwest Airlines flight en route to Denver was struck by lightning as it descended into the city on Sunday. Southwest Flight 168, traveling from Tampa, was hit by a lightning ...