GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lightning is a staple of West Michigan weather, but many natives might not know how this common phenomenon is made. Lightning is caused in cumulus clouds when ice ...

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The most violent type of thunderstorm is called a supercell, a storm capable of producing destructive winds, giant hail, ...

A blast of relief from the heat and humidity of the past two days arrived Wednesday morning with the onset of rain, thunder and lightning in parts of the region — and those elements were taking their ...