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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.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 10y agoLightning is far more dangerous than rain.
I personally have been struck by rain many times, and have survived . . .
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What is the major difference between a rain cloud and a thunderstorm cloud?
a rain cloud only gives of rain. a thunderstorm cloud gives lightning and rain.
What is dry lightning?
A thunderstorm that doesn't produce precipitation of any kind. This is dangerous in heavily wooded areas.
How far from heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike?
Lightning can strike up to 30 miles from a thunderstorm, though such instances are rare.
What do you call a natural disaster that has thunder and lightning and rain and winds?
A thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms are not disasters.
Can you be struck by lightning even if you are not in rain?
Yes, lightning can extend several miles from a thunderstorm.
Is a thunderstorm a storm with only lightning?
No. Most thunderstorms produce rain. Thunder is a natural consequence of lightning.
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 the major difference between a rain cloud and a thunderstorm cloud?
a rain cloud only gives of rain. a thunderstorm cloud gives lightning and rain.
What kind of storm has lightning and thunder?
Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm
What is dry lightning?
A thunderstorm that doesn't produce precipitation of any kind. This is dangerous in heavily wooded areas.
How far from heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike?
Lightning can strike up to 30 miles from a thunderstorm, though such instances are rare.
What do you call a natural disaster that has thunder and lightning and rain and winds?
A thunderstorm, though most thunderstorms are not disasters.
Can you be struck by lightning even if you are not in rain?
Yes, lightning can extend several miles from a thunderstorm.
Would it be dangerous to install a lightning rod on a cloudy day?
Once there is a possibility of rain or thunderstorm you should not install it at that time. It would be safer for you to install the lightning rod on a sunny day.
What is a large storm that produce hail rain and thunder?
A thunderstorm. A thunderstorm produces thunder and lightning, rain, and not very often but hail as well.
How do you spell thunderstorm?
That is the correct spelling of the compound noun thunderstorm (rain and lightning, typically from cumulonimbus clouds).
What does active thunderstorm mean?
An active thunderstorm means that there is currently a thunderstorm in an area indicated. There is probably thunder, lightning, wind, and rain occurring when a thunderstorm is active.
