how far can i see lightning from a thunderstorm?

Question

if i am in south florida (Lake Worth), could i possibly see lightning from a thunderstorm 116 miles away (Naples)?
according to radar the cloudtops of the thunderstorm in Naples were apx 50,000ft.

Answer 1

Absolutely. I stormchase, and I have seen lightning in storms over 150 miles from me at night, which I know from having radar data in my car.

BTW, you hear the thunder from a lightning bolt about 5 seconds later for every mile away the bolt struck. i.e., If it was 3 miles away, it takes ~15 seconds for the thunder to be heard. You are not likely to hear thunder from any bolt that strikes more than about 10 miles away.

Answer 2

once you spot the lightning, count number seconds till the thunder is presented in. If it is 10 seconds, divide by technique of five to discover what percentage miles away the lightning might want to be, thus 2 miles away. for this reason, sound travels a million mile in type of five seconds.

Answer 3

When you see the lightning you need to count and the amount of seconds it takes before you hear the thunder is how far away the storm is

Answer 4

Lightning can be seen up to 100 miles away.
And you can be struck by lightning up to 10-15 miles away from a storm.
(If you can hear it you can be hit by it)

Answer 5

one thing to rember also is lightning has been shown to strike up to 15 miles away from the parent cell

Answer 6

I would say its entirely possible, just like seeing light from the moon which is many thousands of km away.

Answer 7

160, it depends, mostly 10,in a city 30-50

Answer 8

my friend
you can see that thundersturm , the lightning , far than than
specially in the night
yes you can see that
but you have to keep concentrating , it is flash one

Answer 9

as far as the eyes can see.