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  1. Most, if not all, lightning flashes produced by storms start inside the cloud. If a lightning flash is going to strike ground, a channel develops downward toward the surface. When it gets less than roughly a hundred yards of the ground, objects like trees and bushes and buildings start sending up sparks to meet it.
    www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/
    Lightning always occurs during thunderstorms, but it isn't necessary for a storm to be directly overhead for you to be in danger of a lightning strike. The threat of lightning actually starts as a thunderstorm approaches, peaks when the storm is overhead, and then gradually diminishes as the storm moves away.
    www.thoughtco.com/lightning-warning-signs-3444259
    Every year, the Earth experiences an average of 25 million lightning strikes during some 100,000 thunderstorms. That’s more than a hundred lightning bolts per second. An average instance of lightning lasts about a quarter of a second and consists of 3-4 strikes. You can hear thunder from about 12 miles from the starting point.
    www.westweather.co.uk/lightning-strikes
  2. WEBLightning is one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth. It can be seen in volcanic eruptions, extremely intense forest fires, surface nuclear detonations, heavy snowstorms, in large hurricanes, and obviously, …

  3. WEBAug 19, 2020 · 1. Myth: A tree can act as sufficient shelter during a thunderstorm. Fact: No. Standing underneath or near a tree is the second most dangerous place to be during a thunderstorm; the most …

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  6. WEBNormally, you can hear thunder about 10 miles from a lightning strike. Since lightning can strike outward 10 miles from a thunderstorm, if you hear thunder, you are likely within striking distance from the storm. …