STUPID QUESTION ALERT lol

Josephine96 · #1 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:19 pm

Please forgive me for asking a stupid question. It may be forwarded to a weather related forum if you feel it's more appropriate

People say there is old adage that if you count 1,2,3 and so on you can actually tell how far away a storm is..

Here's my question.. do you count after you see the lightning or hear the thunder lol

I tried to figure this out during Friday nights RFL thunderstorms but kept getting confused lol

Stormsfury · #2 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:24 pm

The speed of sound travels generally about 1100 feet per second (or 1 mile every 5 seconds ...) .... 3 seconds is about 1 kilometer ....

SF

Josephine96 · #3 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:30 pm

That doesn't help me any lol..

All I asked was whether you had to count after you saw the lightning or heard the thunder lol

#4 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:41 pm

I count one second intervals till I hear the thunder, the number of seconds multiplied by 5 equals the number of miles away the storm is. John I am over in Polk Co where we get hammered with the thunderstorms pretty regularly.

rainstorm · #5 Postby **rainstorm** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:42 pm

after the lightning. the sound follows the strike

Josephine96 · #6 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun May 02, 2004 7:45 pm

So it's see the lightning.. start counting.. then multiply it by 5 after you hear the thunder..?

Stormsfury · #7 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sun May 02, 2004 8:08 pm

Josephine96 wrote:So it's see the lightning.. start counting.. then multiply it by 5 after you hear the thunder..?

Count by seconds after you see the lightning ... use a stopwatch if need be...

SF

Josephine96 · #8 Postby **Josephine96** » Sun May 02, 2004 9:06 pm

Thanks for the help guys.. I wish I would have remembered this Friday at RFL lol..

ColdFront77 · #9 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon May 03, 2004 2:47 pm

You start counting after the lightning...

1 second = 0.2 of a mile
5 seconds = 1 mile
10 seconds = 2 miles
15 seconds = 3 miles
20 seconds = 4 miles

and so forth...

pawlee · #10 Postby **pawlee** » Mon May 03, 2004 2:49 pm

does counting to determine distance matter after you've been electrocuted? just wondering...

weatherluvr · #11 Postby **weatherluvr** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:02 pm

ColdFront77 wrote:You start counting after the lightning...

1 second = 0.2 of a mile
5 seconds = 1 mile
10 seconds = 2 miles
15 seconds = 3 miles
20 seconds = 4 miles

and so forth...

0 seconds = screwed :lightning:

Rainband · #12 Postby **Rainband** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:36 pm

pawlee wrote:does counting to determine distance matter after you've been electrocuted? just wondering...

Stormsfury · #13 Postby **Stormsfury** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:52 pm

pawlee wrote:does counting to determine distance matter after you've been electrocuted? just wondering...

LOL ...

weatherluvr said it best ... 0 seconds=screwed ...

Likely, you'd never know it if it hit you ...

therock1811 · #14 Postby **therock1811** » Mon May 03, 2004 6:41 pm

weatherluvr wrote:
ColdFront77 wrote:You start counting after the lightning...

1 second = 0.2 of a mile
5 seconds = 1 mile
10 seconds = 2 miles
15 seconds = 3 miles
20 seconds = 4 miles

and so forth...

0 seconds = screwed

At 1 second I'm RUNNING for home LOL... :lightning:

*runs for home*

#15 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon May 03, 2004 7:20 pm

pawlee wrote:does counting to determine distance matter after you've been electrocuted? just wondering...

The distance your body had been thrown??? :lol:

Josephine96 · #16 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon May 03, 2004 7:29 pm

STUPID QUESTION ALERT lol

STUPID QUESTION ALERT lol

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