What is Heat lightning?
{{nosources|date=January 2023}} [[Image:Heat Lightning - 100613.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Heat lightning in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].]] '''Heat lightning''' is the name for [[lightning]] from [[thunderstorm]]s that are far away that is not followed by [[thunder]]. This happens because the lightning is far away and the sound of the thunder stops before it reaches the person watching the thunderstorm. Although it is named heat lightning, it does not have anything to do with the heat of the lightning itself. At night, lightning can be seen from up to {{convert|100|miles|km}} away, but the thunder usually doesn't go farther than {{convert|10|miles|km}} miles. Heat lightning is often seen during the summer months. In [[Florida]], heat lightning can often been seen over the water at night from thunderstorms that formed during the day. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/whys/heatlightning.htm The Weather Doctor: Weather Whys] *[http://www.buzzle.com/articles/heat-lightning-facts.html Heat Lightning Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120062624/http://www.buzzle.com/articles/heat-lightning-facts.html |date=2013-11-20 }} {{weather-stub}} [[Category:Weather]] [[Category:Electricity]]