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I live where there is a lot of lightning (west central FL) so have had near misses where the flash and sound came at the same time but the incident I remember:
I worked at a payroll company. One of our new clients was a landscaping company and in the first week they had an employee hit by lightning, and that one incident was more expensive to the workers' comp plan than the rest of the year combined, all companies. Poor guy died and not fast, it was heartbreaking. I also learned in that job that seawall building and underwater welding were our most risky clients (highest workers' comp cost) followed closely by racecar drivers.
Tonight, like right now, we're having numerous lightning strikes, but practically no thunder, and barely any rain. Upper atmosphere lightning maybe? ๐ค
This is only the third time in my life I've seen such a weird weather pattern, seems to come along with towns nearby having tornadoes.. ๐คท
Southeast Mississippi here... Weird weather like now.
I don't know if this link will work or doxx me or something, can't figure out any other way to share it but this phenomenon happens sometimes here and it's crazy looking. I was so worried the first time I saw it, it looks like reality is breaking but it's lightning farther away.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hC3UdbMEBCwbPVG1A
I saw your video clip ๐
This time tonight, I didn't get to see a good view from the North, but I saw many reflection flashes from the trees and nearby buildings ya know. But.. Practically zero thunder...
It seems different than distant lightning though, as you can loosely calculate distant lightning by the time it takes the thunder to arrive, 5 seconds delay is approximately equal to 1 mile..
https://sciencenotes.org/time-between-lightning-and-thunder-how-far-away-is-lightning/