lightning

A cold storage warehouse in Moses Lake has damage after lightning sparked a fire at the facility on Thursday afternoon.

Thunderstorms in Southern California may be rare, but when they do strike, they can turn deadly fast. Here's a story that illustrates just that.

Below is a catalog of all the lightning-fueled blazes that have broken out in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. These fires pose a formidable challenge despite their small size. Cle Elum Ranger District Daniel Ridge Fire; tenth of an acre in size; smokejumpers actively tending to the fire Cherry Garcia Fire; tenth of an acre in size; fully contained Waptus Fire; 1 acre in size; fully contai

Rain and thunderstorms present hazards this time of year in the region because they bring the risk of wildfires.

A wildfire in Ferry County that was touched off by lightning last week has already torched over 5,500 acres. The Swawilla Fire ignited on June 17 and is burning in tall grass, brush, and mixed timber approximately nine miles southwest of Keller on the Colville Indian Reservation...