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WHERE CAN LIGHTNING STRIKE?

April 26, 2017blitz foudre kid Kids lightning safety strike

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WHERE CAN LIGHTNING STRIKE?

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Lightning can strike almost anywhere. I think that my family and I were struck because we did not understand that many people are struck before and after the rain falls. I have learned that lightning can strike as far as 10 miles away from a storm. In fact, scientists are now pretty sure that it can strike 15 or more miles away from a cloud. So, if there is blue sky above you and it is not raining, you still might not be safe if you can see or hear a storm in the distance. Lightning can strike anywhere in a big circle around the where the rain is falling. Click on this link to see DRAWINGS and a PHOTO of what I mean on my Flash to Bang page. There is also what is called “dry lightning.” That is when lightning strikes from a cloud that is not making rain. Dry lightning often causes forest fires because there is no rain to stop a fire from spreading.