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Third Victim of Lightning Strike in DC Remembered for ‘Unwavering Positivity'
News4’s Mauricio Casillas spoke to the victim’s father and heard from his employer.
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‘They Were High School Sweethearts': Niece Remembers Couple Killed in Lightning Strike
A couple killed when lightning struck Thursday near the White House were in town celebrating their 56th anniversary. News4’s Walter Morris spoke to their niece.
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3 Dead After Lightning Strike Near White House
A tree was hit by lightning in Lafayette Square during Thursday’s storm, injuring four people and resulting in three deaths. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Two Dead From Lightning Strike Near White House
Two people have died after they and two others were apparently struck by lightning last night near the White House, police said.
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3 Dead After Apparent Lightning Strike Injures 4 Near White House
Two of the four people who were apparently struck by lightning Thursday near the White House have died, Washington D.C. police said.
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4 People Hurt in Lightning Strike Near White House
Four people have life-threatening injuries after they were apparently struck by lightning near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, fire officials said.
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4 Critically Hurt During Apparent Lightning Strike Near White House
Two of the victims have died, police said in an update Friday morning. Go here for updates. Four people have life-threatening injuries after they were apparently struck by lightning near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, fire officials said. U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers rushed to help the two women and two men when...
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Evening Weather: Aug. 4, 2022
Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer is tracking severe weather.
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Residents React to Really Loud Boom as Thunder Rattles Northern Virginia
A massive lightning strike in Northern Virginia startled residents and rumbled homes. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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California Firefighters Chase New Fires Ignited by Lightning
Firefighters are working to quash new fires ignited by lightning after thunderstorms with mostly small but welcome amounts of rain rumbled across drought-stricken Northern California, where forests have been burning for weeks.
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Washington Monument Reopens After Lightning Strike
The Washington Monument reopened Sunday after a lightning strike earlier this month damaged electrical systems inside. News4’s Derrick Ward reports live from the foot of the monument.
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Watch: Lightning Strikes Washington Monument
The Washington Monument was closed after a dramatic lightning strike during Aug. 15’s thunderstorms, video from Viralhog shows.
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Washington Monument Closure Extended After Lightning Strike Caught on Video
Repairs to the monument’s electronic access system were ongoing on Tuesday after the obelisk was hit by lightning Sunday, the National Park Service said.
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Washington Monument Closed After Being Hit by Lightning
The Washington Monument will be closed Monday after it was struck by lightning a day earlier, officials say. The National Park Service shared stunning video posted to Twitter showing a bolt of lightning connecting with the point of the monument. The yellowish night sky turns blue as lightning flashes around the National Mall, the 12-second video shows. Then a...
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Video Captures a ‘Bolt From the Blue' Striking Palm Tree in Fla.
A camera inside a Florida man’s truck captured a bolt of lightning striking a nearby palm tree – and it wasn’t even raining. Jonathan Moore was working Monday afternoon in Lutz, a suburb of Tampa, when the lightning bolt struck a tree about 75-feet away. A loud boom can be heard in the video moments before the strike, which...