Fri Aug 09, 2013, 11:46am
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Twin Cities MN
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Lightning can strike from as far away as 150 miles, so if you see clouds being lite up by lightning, you are seeing lightning. STOP!!, the game.
MTD, Sr.
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Originally Posted by Manny A
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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How far can lightning strike?
Almost all lightning will occur within 10 miles of its parent thunderstorm, but it CAN strike much farther than that. Lightning detection equipment has confirmed bolts striking almost 50 miles away
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-- National Weather Service JetStream - Online School for Weather
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