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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.
&#149 If you can hear thunder, you are within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of a stormand can be struck by lightning. Seek shelter and avoid situations in which you may be vulnerable. &#149 Use the 30-30 rule, when visibility is good and there is nothing obstructing your view of the thunderstorm.