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It was steet lightning, about 2 miles from where I was, it was huge, traveling a quarter of the way across the sky.

2007-07-27 06:57:28 · 3 answers · asked by John R 2 in Science & Mathematics Weather

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The reason that you saw it that far is that lightning has the capablility to travel at least 15 miles from the parent storm cloud.

2007-07-28 01:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0 0

Do you mean Heat lightening? here is some info

Heat lightning (or, in the UK, "summer lightning") is a misnomer for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms. Heat lightning was named because it often occurs on hot summer nights. Heat lightning can be an early warning sign that thunderstorms are approaching. In Florida, heat lightning is often seen out over the water at night, the remnants of storms that formed during the day along a sea breeze front coming in from the opposite coast. In some cases, the thunderstorm may be too distant to hear the associated thunder from the lightning discharge.

Some cases of "heat lightning" can be explained by the refraction of light or sound by bodies of air with different densities. An observer may see nearby lightning, but the sound from the discharge is refracted over his head by a change in the temperature, and therefore the density, of the air around him. As a result, the lightning discharge seems to be silent.[1]

2007-07-27 14:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by grizzliesgurl 4 · 0 0

Coulds are the result of water condensation at higher altitudes. Lightning is the result of a potential electrical variance between the ground and the sky. While the potential difference often happens when water is formed into clouds, that is not a necessary component.

2007-07-27 14:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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