Summers in the Northland are amazing, but during severe weather you may have minutes or seconds to do the right thing - and avoid these dangerous myths.
Lightning strikes are mapped out, and they actually can tell you where the most lightning strikes occur. Did you know 1/3 of lightning injuries happen inside?
As our Aerial Lift Bridge Series continues, so do questions that cross everyone's mind. Ken and I got on the topic of weather when we were in the pilot house and I remembered an instance when I saw the bridge get hit by lightning. We asked, "what happens then?"
With a major thunderstorm rolling through the Northland today, I wanted to make sure I had a good understanding of lightning safety. You hear a lot of different tips about lightning. Some of them are good, some of them aren't. Here are some good facts that you can trust because they come straight from the National Weather Service.
For someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time, a Florida woman sure found herself at the right place at the right time.
The unidentified woman was struck by lightning while attending a wilderness survival class Wednesday in Charlemont, Massachusetts.