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Old Fri Aug 09, 2013, 11:08am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. View Post
Lightning can strike from as far away as 150 miles...
No offense, Mark, but I really find that hard to believe, particularly if you're talking about an air to ground strike. Most of the authoritative sites I've visited say somewhere around 10 miles is the norm.
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