To tell how far away a storm is note the seconds between the appearance of lightning and the sound of thunder. Every second between lightning and thunder represents one mile.
You can never tell how long a thunder storm will last but you can tell how far away it is by waiting for thunder the count till you see lightning.
You can generally determine how far away you are from the place of origin by counting 1 one-hundred, 2 one hundred, etc until you hear thunder and divide that number by two. That is how many miles away you are.
It depends on if the storm is right on top of you or a couple miles away to know how many miles away you are from a storm wait for lighting to come then count until you hear thunder and the last number you stopped on is how far away the storm is
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The time difference between the flash of lightning and the sound of thunder gives an approximation of the distance from the storm. Since sound travels at about 343 meters per second in air, a 4-second delay indicates the storm is approximately 1.37 kilometers away.
Since light travels faster than sound, you can tell how many miles away a thunder storm is by counting. Lightning strikes. 5 seconds pass and you heard thunder. The thunder storm is 5 miles away.
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You can estimate how far away a storm is by counting the seconds between seeing a lightning flash and hearing the thunder. Sound travels approximately 1 mile every 5 seconds, so divide the number of seconds by 5 to get the distance in miles. Keep in mind that this method is just an estimate.
Lightning without thunder during a storm is typically caused by a phenomenon known as heat lightning. Heat lightning occurs when lightning strikes far away and the sound of thunder does not travel as far as the light from the strike. This can happen when the storm is too far away for the sound waves to reach your location, resulting in the appearance of lightning without the accompanying thunder.
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If you look through naked eye, you can predict a storm build up for up to 10-15 kilometers. However, with latest technology and mobile handsets you can predict a storm as far as a different continent.