Heat lightning may be one of the most misused weather terms during the summer months, but it is likely not what you think it is. Many people believe heat lightning is produced by hot and humid conditions, lighting up the night sky without any rain or thunder in the immediate area. This theory is completely false, and heat lightning does not actually exist. (WATCH: Texas Couple Recovering After Freak Lightning Encounter)
Fulton County. Fulton County, the heart of the Atlanta metropolitan area, is located in the Georgia Piedmont near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Chattahoochee River forms its diagonal border, from the northeast to the southwest.
Organized as settlement increased in the Piedmont section of upland Georgia, Fulton County grew rapidly after the American Civil War as Atlanta was rebuilt, becoming a center of railroad shipping, industry and business.t is the only unincorporated section of the county. North Fulton, which is overwhelmingly Republican, and members of the state legislature, have discussed forcing South Fulton residents to incorporate as a city to get Fulton County out of the municipal services business.