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« on: October 01, 2010, 11:24:36 PM »
Has anyone ever heard of blue lightning??? Dry lightning??? Does this mean that lightening occurs where there's no rain?

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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2010, 01:18:52 AM »
Blue Lightning explained a little here: http://www.scientificcomputing.com/weird-blue-lightning-explained.aspx

Dry Lightning, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_lightning (good reading in the "See also" section near the bottom).
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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2010, 08:57:02 AM »
Thanks DanS......That helps..... That's some cool lightning... Never seen either before...

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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2010, 01:47:14 PM »
Last night there was blue lightning here it looked like a blue flash bulb going off numerous times over a period.  Never seen it before. 
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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2010, 01:55:07 PM »
Dry ligthing, heat ligthing all the same the storm to far for the sound wave to reach you but you can still see the flash on the horizon....
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2010, 09:07:48 PM »
Why is it that it sometimes thunders when its snowing out??
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 09:11:29 PM »
Same reason it thunders when it is raining out.
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2010, 09:17:02 PM »
No differences at all??? No property changes in the atmosphere that my affect the production of lightning?
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