If you are 5.7 miles away from lightning flash how long will it take the sound of the thunder to reach you.

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Samir Ball

25 September, 18:45

If you are 5.7 miles away from lightning flash how long will it take the sound of the thunder to reach you.

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Rhianna Cohen · Answer 1

The loud boom that you sometimes hear is created by the main lightning channel as it reaches the ground. Since you see lightning immediately and it takes the sound of thunder about 5 seconds to travel a mile, you can calculate the distance between you and the lightning.