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If you see the flash and then count the number of seconds until the thunder.

Take the speed of sound at 340.29 m/s = 0.211 miles per second. A good estimate is for every 5 seconds of delay equals 1 mile away. I answered a question similar to this one, earlier today.

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It appears in the distance as sheets of lightning?

heat lightning


Appears in the distance as sheets of lightning?

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How do you calculate lightning distance?

Start counting when you see lightning. Stop counting when you hear thunder. Divide the seconds by 5. Example: You count 19 seconds. 19 divided by 5 would mean the lightning you seen was approximately 3.8 miles away. If you count 30 seconds or less, don't go outside.


What appears in the distance as sheets of lightning?

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How would you calculate the speed at which a thunderstrom cell is moving?

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Sheet lightning and heat lightning are descriptive terms rather than scientific. Sheet lighting is cloud to cloud lightning that is viewed from such a distance that there is no sound. Heat lightning can be either cloud to cloud or cloud to ground at same distance with the added element of color tinting from atmospheric particles as with a sunset.


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How do you calculate time from speed and distance?

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When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound it is called?

When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.


When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder it is called?

When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.