Lightning flash, followed by thunder, seen from Wick, Scotland

Lightning flash, followed by thunder, seen from Wick, Scotland at 00:54 hours on the morning of 12 August 2020. The 10 second gap between lightning and thunder indicates that the cloud was 2 miles away (3.3 km).

Distance in km, divide time by 3 and for miles divide by 5. A couple of links, the first for km distance: www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of... eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/tstorm6.htm

www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegov...

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Uploaded on August 12, 2020