'Bolts From The Blue' Lightning Strikes Are A Danger
WEBApr 30, 2024 · The "bolt from the blue" name for this phenomenon is because in some cases, the lightning strike appears to come from a clear, sometimes blue sky.
Types of Lightning | Royal Meteorological Society
WEBDec 18, 2017 · Due to the final strike point being up to 10 miles away from the storm, these lightning events can occur at locations with clear ‘blue’ skies overhead - hence the name. Indeed, this is the origin of the term describing something unexpected: ‘out of the blue’!
When Lightning Strikes Out of a Blue Sky - NBC News
WEBJul 29, 2011 · Britney Wehrle was walking with a friend on a sunny, warm day when she was suddenly struck by lightning, even though the sky above her was clear and blue.
'Bolts From The Blue' Are A Thunderstorm Danger | Weather.com
WEBJun 6, 2023 · Lightning is often a danger when it's not raining. "Bolts from the blue" can even come from clear, blue skies. Seek shelter immediately when you hear thunder.
Severe Weather 101: Lightning Types - NOAA National Severe …
WEBA bolt from the blue can strike ground at a spot with “blue sky” above it. So even a storm that is 6 miles away can be dangerous. Cloud Flashes. There are many flashes which do not reach ground. Most of these remain within the cloud and are called intra-cloud (IC) lightning flashes.
Severe Weather 101: Lightning FAQ - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
WEBThese lightning flashes have been documented to travel several miles away from the thunderstorm cloud. They can be especially dangerous because they appear to come from clear blue sky. A helmeted bicyclist experienced a lightning strike to the head under fair weather conditions with a cloudless sky.
Are you safe from lightning if the skies are clear?
WEBAfter all, what sense does it make to say that you must have clouds to form lightning but that lightning can come from a clear blue sky? The key is that there could be storms in your area, but you just might not see them.
Mysterious Blue Jet Lightning Seen From Space | Smithsonian
WEBJan 26, 2021 · When storm clouds send lightning crackling in jagged streaks across the sky or produce a thundering bolt that strikes the ground, another otherworldly phenomenon sometimes erupts from the top...
Bolts of Blue - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · A blue jet is basically a type of lightning. But unlike the traditional lightning that we see from the ground, blue jets shoot upward from the tops of thunderstorms toward the edge of space. In less than a second, a jet can reach the stratopause (50 kilometers above Earth’s surface).
NWS Pueblo Lightning Page - Bolts from the blue - National …
WEBA "Bolt from the Blue" is a cloud to ground lightning flash which typically comes out of the back side of the thunderstorm cloud, travels a relatively large distance in clear air away from the storm cloud, and then angles down and strikes the ground.
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