THERE%26#039;S LIGHTING BUT NO THUNDER? is this possible
and its happening right
now in AB, CANADA .
there%26#039;s lightning every 2 seconds no exaggerating
all across the sky and there%26#039;s no Thunder
and there%26#039;s also wind
and there was no rain until now but its stopped it only
lasted 3 minutes. I%26#039;m sorry but I%26#039;m really scared.
But is this normal, I%26#039;m really scared, because i do
believe in aliens and ghosts and the paranormal
so I don%26#039;t know.
Oh my gosh I%26#039;m sorry I%26#039;m just really scared and I cant get my question straight.

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1 week ago

No it was right above us
there%26#039;s no thunder

1 week ago

IT WAS RIGHT ABOVE MY HOUSE

it was weird
I KNOW THERE IS SUPPOSED TO
BE THUNDER BUT THERE WASNT

The lightning always comes with thunder but the distance to you can be so great that the sound is too faint for you to hear it.

the storms too far away
there is thunder you just cant hear it yet,

well neither do i but remember light travels faster that sound

short answer:
lightning causes thunder. You might just be too far away to hear it.

long answer:
Lightning causes thunder. Thunder is the sound caused by rapidly expanding gases along a channel of lightning discharge. Energy from lightning heats the air to around 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This causes a rapid expansion of the air, creating a sound wave heard as thunder. An initial tearing sound is usually caused by the stepped leader, and the sharp click or crack heard at a very close range, just before the main crash of thunder, is caused by the ground streamer.

Thunder is rarely heard at points farther than 15 miles from the lightning discharge, but occasionally can be heard up to 25 miles away. At these distances, thunder is heard as more of a low rumbling sound because the higher frequency pitches are more easily absorbed by the surrounding environment, and the sound waves set off by the lightning discharge have different arrival times.





Okay could be heat lightning or cloud to cloud lightning


short answer number two:
Yes, it is very much possible not to hear thunder even when lightning is above your house.