NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The summer heat is here, and that means you might start to hear the term heat lightning. News 2 Meteorologist Alex Libby explains why heat lightning is not real. When I was ...

"Heat lightning" is a common term for lightning seen from a distance without hearing the associated thunder. Scientifically, there is no difference between heat lightning and regular lightning. The ...

Ron asked, “If you see lightning off in the distance and know it is a storm out there, why don’t we hear thunder? About how ...

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On a dry summer night, you may see lightning without any storms in sight. You might have heard of the term heat lightning, the idea that lightning can strike without a storm on ...

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." It wasn't until I started studying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple little lightning fires erupted on Saturday morning as thunder and brief rain showers moved across parts of Los Angeles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a warm summer evening and there's hardly a breeze. Other than the familiar sounds of insects and frogs, it's quiet. Then ...