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Some call that heat lightning, but it is really lightning that is over 15 miles away and too far away for you to hear the thunder! LOOK OUT if you see the lightning and hear the thunder at the same time!
Heat lightning can also occur if cloud-to-ground lightning occurs very far away and the sound dissipates before it reaches the observer. At night, it is possible to see the flashes of lightning from very far distances, up to 100 miles, but the sound does not carry that far.