Lightning

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's new moon rocket remains on track for a Monday liftoff, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. Officials said Sunday that neither the rocket nor ground equipment suffered any damage. Five lightning strikes were confirmed Saturday, hitting the 600-foot towers surrounding the rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The ...

Right now, Casper is in the midst of a lightning storm that has to be seen to be believed.

To protect yourself from hail and lightning, move immediately to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Residents should seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

According to the weather service, the storm will be near Kaycee at roughly 2:45 p.m. Other impacted areas include Interstate 25 between mile markers 240 and 263.

Campfires in the backcountry are not allowed.

No one was injured in the blaze.

Firefighters contained it to one-tenth of an acre, or about 4,300 square feet.

A doctor and CEO of a local hospital, Beaupre figured his injuries weren't serious and drove home.

The Mount Washburn Fire Lookout is located southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs and north of Madison Junction.