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How far away is storm if you count 2second between the time you see lightning and the time you hear thounder?

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How far away is the storm if you count two seconds between the time you see lightning and the time?
every second that passes by is supposed to be a mile. but that's questionable. ----- No, it's every 5 seconds that counts as one mile away from where the lightning hit.
How do you count to see how far away the lightning is?
Some people use their fingers to count, but I find this distracting. Mostly I count in my head, but if I am sure nobody is around I count out loud
Is it dangerous to hear the thunder at the same time you see the lightning?
It could be. The light from the flash travels much more quickly than the sound waves that make up the thunder. So a longer time between them indicates that the lightning is farther away. If the...
How do you calculate the distance a storm is away from you using the time between lightning?
There have been many ways put forward, this is the actual accurate method. Start counting once you see lightning, and stop counting once you hear the number. When thunder and lightning occur at the...
If the time between the lightning bolt and thunder is ten seconds how far is the storm?
well if you use the 1 second per mile method it's about 10 miles but not exactly 10 miles

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