lightning

The video claims to have been taken in Montana during a storm when lightning struck the water and caused a massive explosion of water.

Bolts shot in every direction, and I remember waking at around 5:30 a.m. to once again calm our dog down, and the flashes were continuing outside our kitchen window.

A number of areas could be affected by scattered thunderstorms on Thursday, which, according to the National Weather Service, could cause lightning that in turn could start new fires.

Fire crews in southern Idaho have responded to several lightning caused fires since Friday. According to Bureau of Land Management fire officials, crews were called out to at least four fires, the largest is estimated to be 1,500 acres about 30 miles south of Buhl.

Lightning strikes have been the cause of several wildfires in North and Eastern Idaho this summer.

A fire is burning in a remote northeast corner of Nevada threatening ranches in the area near the state line of Utah and Nevada

UPDATE: A fire sparked by lightning has grown to an estimated 57,000 acres in southern Idaho.

Lightning is dangerous and there is no shortage of wildfires in Idaho due to lightning strikes. That being said though - lightning looks so dang cool!

A series of thunderstorms caused several wildfires to ignite sending crews scrambling to control them.

We finally got a really good lightning storm in Southern Idaho yesterday.

I grabbed my camera and headed out onto the front porch and managed to capture a few strikes.

The storm cell that passed through Idaho Falls last weekend that resulted in over 50 geese being killed mid-flight appears to have been videotaped by an individual looking on from a nearby parking lot. The incident has since become national news.