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Lightning is the electrical discharge which neutralises the static electricity built up within the cloud or between cloud and earth.The very hot plasma bolt which transmits the electrical current super heats water molecules which expand with such speed that they produce the sound of thunder.The only way I can think that this is not the case is if the air is very dry indeed. Almost without exception, the two will always occur together.

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No. Lightning always produces thunder. However, at distances of about 10 miles or more the thunder is not audible to humans. Which means it always occurs but sometimes we can't hear it as humans.

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It is often mistakenly believed that lightning can occur without thunder, some folks even insist that they have seen it. This is because the sound of thunder rarely travels farther than ten miles. It may travel farther across valleys, but in lowlands or at sea, ten miles is the limit. So you are seeing the lightning but are unable to hear the thunder associated with it due to distance.

Thunder is the result of lightning, therefore one without the other is impossible. Thunder occurs from the expansion of superheated air along the path of the lightning flash. The air explodes outwards and sends pressure waves reverberating through the surrounding clouds.

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Thunder and lightning always occur together. However, sometimes it is so far away that you see the lightning but cannot hear the thunder, and sometimes the cloud cover is so thick that you can hear the thunder but cannot see the lightning.

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No. Thunder is always caused by lighting, though you cannot always see the lightning.

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Lightning always produces thunder, but if it is more than about 10 miles away you probably will not be able to hear it.

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