Heat lightning is considered the most dangerous form of lightning because it has the ability to travel an immense distance from the origin of a storm which often catches people off gaurd thinking they are in a safe zone. It is for this reas...
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Heat lightning is the lightning produced in distant thunderstorms. It can represent an early warning sign that a thunderstorm is approaching. If you see heat lighting, then it's probably best to err on the side of safety and exit the water ...
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Sometimes, heat lightning isn't lightning at all, but a cloud reflection of lightning from a very distant storm. In other instances, it is regular lightning which has formed far off in ... Like other forms of lightning, heat lightning can be dangerous, primarily to people who do not realize how close the storm is.
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www.wisegeek.com/what-is-heat-lightning.htm
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-heat-lightning.htm
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Golf carts and tractors do not have a metal surface surrounding the passengers and therefore can be very dangerous. ... Here is the latest lightning strike map. - from intellicast.com Lightning can travel from the ground up, from the cloud to ground, or cloud-to-cloud. There is no such thing as Heat Lightning.
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www.wildwildweather.com/lightning.htm
www.wildwildweather.com/lightning.htm
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Miles away, Chris Larabee stood on the deck at the back of his house and watched the same heat lightning on the horizon. There was a bottle of whiskey on the rail in front of him, and he held a glass in his hand, but the glass was empty, and the bottle was nearly full.
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www.angelfire.com/in3/LaraMuse/Heat.htm
www.angelfire.com/in3/LaraMuse/Heat.htm
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LIGHTNING IS EXTREMELY HOT! - Lightning bolts can reach up to a sizzling 50,000 degrees, with a charge of up to a billion volts! These bolts can produce so much heat that the air can explode into rumbling shock waves.
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Summary: Lightning is dangerous. With common sense, you can greatly increase your safety and the safety of those you are with. At the first clap of thunder, go to a large building or fully enclosed vehicle and wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before you to go back outside.
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www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm
www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm
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Lightning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. In the atmospheric el...
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; Lightning is a severe weather event which can strike at any time. During the development of a thunderstorm, several states rank as the most dangerous for lightning deaths and injuries. Information is courtesy of the NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-193...
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