Hey Ray: The Science Behind The Distance Of Thunderstorms

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to thunderstorms, can you really tell how far away a storm is by counting the seconds between the flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder?The answer is yes, but there’s a little more to it.First of all, thunder is caused by lightning’s incredible heat. When lightning happens in a storm, it causes the air next to the bolt to almost instantly heat up to as high as 50,000 degrees.Yeah, five times hotter than the surface of the sun.Right after