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Positive lightning is particularly dangerous, because it frequently strikes away from the rain core, either ahead or behind the thunderstorm. It can strike as far as 5 or 10 miles (8 or 16 kilometers) from the storm, in areas that most people do not consider to be a lightning-risk area. â¢ During a thunderstorm, each flash of cloud-to-ground lightning is a potential killer.
Calculating the Distance from Lightning. 1  1. Watch the sky for a flash of lightning. 2  2. Count the number of seconds until you hear thunder. If you have a digital or analog watch, begin timing as soon as you see the lightning and stop as soon as you hear the thunder. 3  3. Calculate the distance from lightning in miles or kilometers.