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Yes, lightning can extend several miles from a thunderstorm.
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What is most dangerous in thunderstorm rain or lightning?
In most cases it is lightning. Any cloud-to-ground lighting bolt can kill while rain is usually harmless. Rain, too, can be dangerous if it leads to flooding.
Why is it important not to stand outside in a lightning storm?
The tree could be struck by lightning, which would cause the tree to fall, and maybe even catch fire. It could KILL you. ANSWER: Lightning is attracted to the tallest items in the landscape. Therefore, a tree in a field would be more likely to be struck by lightning and you, since you would be leaning against it, would be struck as well.
Can you get struck by lightning at sea and would you die?
Yes. You can by struck by lightning at sea. This is not necessarily fatal, but it can be.
Is lightning produced by clouds rain or thunder?
Lightning comes - kind of indirectly - from clouds. Lightning primarily occurs when warm air is mixed with colder air masses resulting in atmospheric disturbances necessary for polarizing the atmosphere. However, it can also occur during dust storms, forest fires, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and even in the cold of winter, where the lightning is known as thundersnow. Thunder is produced by lightning Rain comes from clouds reaching and then exceeding saturation conditions - so that the moisture they are made up of condenses and falls as rain.
Can there be a thunderstorm with no lightning?
Thunder is caused by the explosive expansion of air that gets super-heated very quickly by a lightning bolt. There can be no thunder without lightning, although you may not be able to see the lightning that caused it.
What is the best way to be struck by lightning?
rain
Can there be danger from lightning when it is not raining?
■Yes, lightning is possible even without rain.
How are thunderstorms different from rain showers?
A rain shower is any even that produces a relatively brief period of rain. A thunderstorm is a rain storm that produces thunder and lightning.
What is most dangerous in thunderstorm rain or lightning?
In most cases it is lightning. Any cloud-to-ground lighting bolt can kill while rain is usually harmless. Rain, too, can be dangerous if it leads to flooding.
Why does lightning occur only when it's raining?
Lightning comes when two weather "fronts" come together and moisture particles collide. Rain = moisture in one of those fronts, hence, lightning and rain are often together. Lightning does occur even when it is not raining. ==Answered By: whatrukidding==
Why is it important not to stand outside in a lightning storm?
The tree could be struck by lightning, which would cause the tree to fall, and maybe even catch fire. It could KILL you. ANSWER: Lightning is attracted to the tallest items in the landscape. Therefore, a tree in a field would be more likely to be struck by lightning and you, since you would be leaning against it, would be struck as well.
What is the word for 'lightening rain' when translated from English to Japanese?
Lightning rain would be translated to "ama no hotaru", translated literally as rain of lightning.
Does lightning effect rain?
no it can not.
Classify the following as a chemical or physical property or change. A tree is struck by lightning. why?
It is a physical change, because even though the tree was struck by a strong force of power(lightning), it is evident that no new substance was formed.
What type of weather is cumulonimbus clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes.
Can you get struck by lightning at sea and would you die?
Yes. You can by struck by lightning at sea. This is not necessarily fatal, but it can be.
What kind of weather is associated with thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds often bring thunderstorms.
