Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The Lightning announced the honor Wednesday. Cooper finished ahead of Buffalo’s Lindy Ruff and Pittsburgh’s Dan Muse in voting by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.

Search crews spent hours recovering a teen's body as storms threatened, highlighting how lightning puts Florida boaters and anglers at risk in summer.

With several host cities in peak thunderstorm season there is a high chance that some World Cup games could be disrupted. Here is how and why.

Emergency crews responded to a fire in Homestead on Saturday afternoon. Channel 11 crews found numerous firefighters and emergency vehicles in the 300 block of 11th Avenue around 4 p.m. The exterior of a building appeared to be burned. Homestead police and a neighbor told Channel 11 that a lightning strike started the fire.

Crews with Travis County Emergency Services District 1 responded to an electrical fire during last nights storms that was likely caused by a lightning strike.Of

He is one of five Tampa Bay players who received votes for the award, which goes to the NHL’s top defensive forward.

A lightning strike sparked a major house fire and injured three first responders as severe thunderstorms swept through the Cinco Ranch area of Texas, according to the local fire department. The Willowfork Fire Department/Fort Bend County ESD 2 said the fire started around 5:30 p.

While direct lightning strikes are difficult to defend against, proper grounding and protection for coaxial and network lines can help reduce the risk of costly hardware damage.