These weren’t UFOs or camera glitches, though, they were red sprites, a rare form of upper-atmosphere lightning that flashes silently in the skies above powerful storms. 16 of the red sprites ...

No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the middle-upper atmosphere. Teasing out the timing of over 90 red ...

A blob of colors—red in the middle surrounded like an ... capturing images of the milliseconds before and during the lightning flashes. Thunder is cracking above us. But throughout the cacophony ...

Other types include cloud-to-cloud, intra-cloud, and the ethereal sprites, which are red flashes appearing ... is more apt ...

Have you ever been in a thunderstorm? The heavy rain, bright flashes of lightning, and the crashing and rumbling sounds of the thunder. It’s very exciting. Maybe even a bit scary. But what is a ...

Thunderstorms can be frightening, with the rumblings of thunder teamed with the flashes of lightning creating a scary atmosphere. Thunder cannot hurt anyone, but lightning can be dangerous with, on ...

Severe storms are expected through the weekend, bringing continued risks of flooding in Middle Tennessee. Here's what we know so far.