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Can you really count the seconds between lightening and thunder to determine how far away it is?

May 30, 2006September 29, 2018 B. John 1341 Views Weather, Lightening, Thunder

I’ve always heard the wives tell that you count the seconds between seeing a lightening flash and the sound of the thunder to figure out how far away it is. Living here in Florida, we get lots of both. So is it true or an old wives tale?

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