Flash that hits the land while a thunderstorm is ocurring Hi! As far as I know, the "thunder" is the sound, the "lightning" is the flash seen in the clouds and what about the flash that hits land?

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Jun 2, 2015 11:15 AM

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That's lightning too. If lightning hits something on land, we say that it's 'struck by lightning'

June 2, 2015

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