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Met Office explain the 'silent lightning' seen across Greater Manchester and UK on Sunday night
11.09.2023 - 12:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Following an extended period of extremely high temperatures, many people across the UK, including Greater Manchester, reported seeing lightning without any thunder over the weekend.
It comes after the weather returns to form for this time of year after an unseasonable heatwave that brought with it one of the hottest days of the year.
The Met Office earned that there could be flooding, hail, strong winds, and thundery showers in the coming days, Yorkshire Live reports.
A spokesperson said: “ Some communities might become cut off if roads flood. Power cuts might occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost. Fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, causing a danger to life."
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Silent Lightning is a phenomenon in which lightning occurs but is not followed by the usual roll of thunder. This is due to the fact that it comes from a distant thunderstorm that is too far away for people to hear any noise.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “It's not an unusual phenomenon. Light travels further than sound. You sometimes see the lightning flash but you are too far away to hear the thunder.”
While silent lightning doesn't have as much as a threatening aura due to the lack of rumble, it still poses the same risks as any other storm. Therefore, if you spot lightning with or without noise, you should take the necessary safety precautions and remain safely inside wherever possible.
For every give seconds between the light of lightning and the noise of thunder, you are roughly one mile away from the storm. If thunder occurs less than 30
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