Picture this. It's a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland.

This footage illustrates heavy rain, thunder and lightning flashes during powerful storm in Sydney.

Wild weather is expected to continue through the weekend, with ongoing thunderstorms on the east coast and a tropical cyclone ...

This footage shows massive storm clouds and lightning strikes before a powerful storm in Sydney.

Wednesday’s destructive storm was lit up by flashes of lightning, with more than 70,000 strikes recorded within 100 ...

Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out ...

Picture this. It's a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland. The next day is forecast ...

A huge line of storms crossed New South Wales overnight, causing power outages, flash flooding and almost 2 million lightning ...

Australia is now in the peak of the severe weather season and this weekend will offer up an assortment of atmospheric ...

SYDNEY, Jan 18 — Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled ...

Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. A coconut tree in the storm.

Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. Heavy rain, lightning and winds ...