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Because if there wasn't thunder or lightning, it wouldn't be called a thunderstorm.

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Not enough instability in the atmosphere

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Q: Why do lighting and thunder occur during a thunderstorm?
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What do thunder and lighting have in common?

Thunder and lighting are both products of a thunderstorm. Lighting is a static discharge that usually occurs during a thunderstorm (though it can also occur in some volcanic eruptions) and thunder is the shockwave produced by lightning.


Can thunder storms occur without lightning?

most likely there is lighting from a further away storm and that's why the thunder occurs other wise i don't know


Where does a thunderstorm mostly occur?

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Is thunder the same as lightning?

Thunder and lightning occur roughly at the same time during a thunderstorm, but they are different things. Typically you see the lightning first and then you hear the thunder.


Why would you have to watch out if the flash of lighting and the sound of thunder seemed to occur together?

The closer together the flash and thunder occur, the nearer the storm is to you.


Does it thunder and lighting every time it rains?

No. It is very common for rain to occur without thunder or lightning.


Does thunder occur after lighting?

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3 energy transfers that occur during a thunderstorm?

light,heat,and sound


Why does thundering occur with out lighting?

Thunder does not occur without lightning, you just don't see the lightning because its behind the clouds per the Weather Channel


What is thunder and how does it occur?

Thunder is a sound made by lightning, where the sudden increase in pressure and heat from the lightning causes a rapid expansion of air that resulted in a loud sound.


Why does lightning and thunder occur everywhere?

Because of the clouds. When Cloud's get to full they ran and warm air help's that to make lighting.


Do tornadoes usually happen during a thunderstorm?

Tornadoes always happen during thunderstorms. They cannot occur without them.