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well i would say so being that i'm stayin up all night for the wickedest light show i've ever seen, this lightning is just non-stop for the past 3 hours or so. totally awesome. Of course lightning is hot. That's whats make the thunder. The ...
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A collection of weather facts and other information ... ... No, there is no such thing as heat lightning. What many folks call heat lightning is simply lightning from a very distant thunderstorm illuminating and reflecting off of the dust particles in the atmosphere over the observer.
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www.weatherdudes.com/facts_display.php?fact_id=43
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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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Try answering these questions: Is there such a thing as heat lightning? Can lightning strike the same place twice? Can lightning occur without thunder? What is fossil lightning? Are you really safe in your car during a storm? ... Directly related to the idea of lightning without thunder is the idea of heat lightning.
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starryskies.com/articles/dln/5-00/lightening.html
starryskies.com/articles/dln/5-00/lightening.html
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I often hear people referring to heat lightning. Generally they are talking about a distant flash when they hear no accompanying thunder. The truth is, there is no such thing as heat lightning. What they are seeing is a lightning flash, often reflected through clouds, that is so distant they cannot hear the thunder.
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starryskies.com/articles/2004/07/lightning.safety.html
starryskies.com/articles/2004/07/lightning.safety.html
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There is really no such thing as heat lightning, it is thought to be distant reflections of thunderstorms on the haze and clouds on warm evenings in the summer. It is called heat lightning because it is seen during the summer when it is warm out.
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www.msu.edu/~multhaup/lightning.html
www.msu.edu/~multhaup/lightning.html
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USATODAY.com Latest News ... Q: Is there such a thing a "heat lightning"? How is it different from bolt lightning? ... A: The term "heat lightning" is actually a misnomer. It refers to lightning that occurs so far away—usually 10 miles or more—that the observer cannot hear any thunder.
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www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/walightn.htm
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Try answering these questions: Is there such a thing as heat lightning? Can lightning strike the same place twice? Can lightning occur without thunder? What is fossil lightning? Are you really safe in your car during a storm?
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schools.sd68.bc.ca/fore/ireland/2004/hc/thend.html
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