What Is A Thunderstorm?: 50 Facts About Lightning & Thunder

This is an edit (with annotations!) of a very intense thunderstorm that left 59,000 Vermonters without power on June 10th, 2008. I didn't get electricity back until the next day, so what you see is all natural light, the exception being a small camera light used to illuminate the porch a little.

Here are the moments of visible lightning bolts - (00:34), (01:11), (02:54), (03:57).

Remember, each second between lightning flash and thunder equals about 1000 feet between you and the lightning bolt.

All information can be found at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory.

www.nssl.noaa.gov

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[4zygomont2]

Thanks for the benefit of your studies. Very interesting. The sharp strike & loss of power at 3:55 actually made me jump.

[jeffreycoy]

Thanks!

[bradbsaye]

not helpful at all

[AzulDiamond93]

LIKE if its a thunderstorm nd lightning right now! :O

[kush997]

Nice facts i was just on that website lol

[andyncfcgetshypedup]

3:55. A Huge bolt hit power line and has caused a powercut.

[Eberflame]

thanks

[csengeri]

Very nice video about lightning and thunder! Thanks for sharing!

[MetalUpYourAss4life]

that's either the reflection of the camera or a leader strike

[dylanthomashawco1234]

at fact #4 you can see a lighting hit the ground by his car

[BrianShaneRushton]

Man, that was an awesome video. The lightning facts were cool and the thunder reminded me of home.