Drone video captured huge fireballs and thick black smoke billowing into the sky after lightning struck a fuel tank at an Oklahoma pipeline facility, part of a deadly stretch of severe weather sweeping the country. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.

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Some of the fastest meteors will streak across the sky on the night of Nov. 17, as the Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
According to NASA, the bright, colorful meteors travel at speeds of 44 miles per second. The annual event, which typically peaks in mid-November, is considered one of the major meteor showers of the year.
Active from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2, 2025, the Leonids are famous for their fireballs, larger, more brilliant bursts of light and color that lingers longer than typical meteors, and Earth-grazers, which skim the horizon with long, colorful tails.
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