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What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?

 
Cuthbert
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07/29/2012 08:44 PM
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What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Every few minutes or so there will are flashes in the sky. Although we had thunder and lightning earlier today, i dont think this is lightning, it looks much different and there is no thunder at all now and its a nice clear night
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07/29/2012 08:46 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Every few minutes or so there will are flashes in the sky. Although we had thunder and lightning earlier today, i dont think this is lightning, it looks much different and there is no thunder at all now and its a nice clear night
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heat lightning buddy
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Every few minutes or so there will are flashes in the sky. Although we had thunder and lightning earlier today, i dont think this is lightning, it looks much different and there is no thunder at all now and its a nice clear night
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You can have "heat lightning" in the summer.

Don't know if that's what YOU'RE seeing but it is one possibility.
"Everybody lies."
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
is it a UFO a metor coment shootin star planes falling/joke or an asteroid.
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Another couple just gone off
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07/29/2012 08:49 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Never heard of heat lightning before and its not been that hot today
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07/29/2012 08:51 PM

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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Never heard of heat lightning before and its not been that hot today
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"Everybody lies."
Cuthbert (OP)
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07/29/2012 08:54 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
I have seen these flashes before and they are always coming from the same place
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07/29/2012 08:55 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Never heard of heat lightning before and its not been that hot today
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Google is your friend.
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Google is my best friend lol bash
Cuthbert (OP)
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07/29/2012 09:10 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Anyone else been seeing this ?
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07/29/2012 09:12 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Cuthbert is your last name?
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07/29/2012 09:16 PM
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Cuthbert is my first name, but not my real first name!
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07/29/2012 10:17 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
we get those in wyoming in the summer.
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07/29/2012 10:24 PM
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Re: What are the bright flashes in the sky happening now near the essex coast?
Every few minutes or so there will are flashes in the sky. Although we had thunder and lightning earlier today, i dont think this is lightning, it looks much different and there is no thunder at all now and its a nice clear night
 Quoting: Cuthbert 20856498


You can have "heat lightning" in the summer.

Don't know if that's what YOU'RE seeing but it is one possibility.
 Quoting: G. House


Heat lightning - No such thing.
There is no lightning caused by heat. One of the most commonly spread weather misconceptions.The "Heat Lightning" is actually lighting going on in a thunderstorm that just isnt over you.

In the summer the atmosphere carries the light better due to the haze in the air. Also, storms in the summer are spotty, so you may have a nice clear night and still see the lightning in the clouds far away.

Summary - There is no lightning caused by heat. It is in an actual storm that is distant from you.
You should be able to check the weather radar to see if there are storms in the direction you are seing these flashes. If no storms ar on the radar, then it is not lightning.

Now everyone spread the word so we can squash this heat lighning myth.

Last Edited by Hamburgerwagon on 07/29/2012 10:25 PM





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