Facts about Lightning

1. average lightning stroke is 6 miles long
2. average thunderstorm in s 6-10 miles wide
3. average thunderstorm travels at the rate of 25 mph

• when lightning hits the ground neard by its grounded. you are safe

Number of Flashes

• Cloud to ground
• More than on eground strike point
• Clous flashes

Thunder is ;

• air heated
• Rapid expansion / contraction
• sound Waves
• strikes close by
• strikes further away
• duration

Safety

• Plan ahead
• Group Activity
• Nearest shelter
• Take action

Flash to bang method

• this method is used to estimate lightning from your location
• divide the number of seconds by five to get the distance the lightning is away from you
• example :if you see lightning and it takes 10 senonds to hear the sound then the lightning is two miles away form you (10/5=2)