Lightning struck a redwood tree in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, shattering it into pieces and damaging the preschool where the tree stood, forcing it to shut down. Brad Hamilton reports.

A bolt of lightening struck a beloved redwood tree next to a Santa Rosa preschool Tuesday while thunderstorms rolled through ...

California is being walloped by a powerful winter storm carrying thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy snow in the mountains.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Tuesday at 6:13 p.m. in effect until 7:45 p.m. for San Luis Obispo County.

Thunder claps rumbled like explosions, shook homes and sent animals scattering for safe cover. Loud blasts were heard ...

A series of lightning strikes early Tuesday sparked a fire at a grove of palm trees in San Pasqual Valley, burning more than 100 trees, fire officials said. The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a report at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. The alert is for San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County Inland Central ...

A lightning strike sparked a fire that burned about 100 palm trees at a nursery in unincorporated Escondido, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. A lightning strike sparked a fire ...

In Santa Rosa, a school was forced to close after a lightning strike reportedly caused a power outage. School officials also ...

Early morning lightning strikes on Tuesday led to two schools in Santa Rosa closing down for the day, including at one site ...

A storm system packing heavy rain, gusty winds and lightning hit the Bay Area on Tuesday, causing various problems. Here’s ...

“The electrical activity of trees is a real phenomenon but it’s still a nascent field of inquiry,” said Novoplansky. “The ...