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Cloud-to-Ground and In-Cloud Lightning - Southern Dearborn County, Indiana		07/18/2007

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Photographer	Carl Kittle
Date taken	July 18, 2007
Location	Southern Dearborn County, IN map
Event	Cloud-to-ground and in-cloud lightning

Additional notes

This thunderstorm over southeast Indiana was not severe, but produced hundreds of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes within just a few minutes. Note that the National Weather Service will only issue a warning for a thunderstorm if it is producing strong winds, hail, or a tornado - a warning will not be issued for lightning alone. However, just because the NWS has not issued a warning does not mean that a thunderstorm should not be taken seriously. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is extremely dangerous. Safety Note: Lightning is extremely dangerous - if you hear thunder, you are close enough to a thunderstorm to be struck. Here is lightning safety information from the National Weather Service.
View lightning strikes from this storm (over 1500 strikes in one hour)	What's going on in this picture?
Storm Spotters: How to report this? Learn more about lightning safety	Storm reports from 7/18/07 (SPC)

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